- Date
- February 19, 1984, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Pepperell, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGPanaplane Pappillon
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35430
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airman took off on his first solo flt after one and one half hours of ground instruction and no flt instruction. Theflt proceeded after a normal takeoff to turn left at about 50 ft AGL to avoid a hanger. After a precise 90 degree turn, the acft continued toward the river and some trees. No more turns were made to stay within the arpt boundary and the vehicle contacted the trees bordering the river. The vehicle fell into the water and the plt drowned in the wreckage. There were no plt certificates or recorded flt time located for the individual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Panaplane Pappillon
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- PMA-1
- Engine
- Solo 210CC, 15 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Steve Kalvelage
- Airport
- MAD9 · Pepperell, runway 24, 2,685 × 35 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F