- Date
- July 1, 1984, 20:50 local (Jul 2, 1984, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Canandaigua, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGPterodactyl Pfledgling
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35433
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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
During takeoff, the ultralight vehicle was observed to enter a steep climb. A witness stated that when it was climbing over the midpoint of the rwy, it entered a steep dive. The plt recovered from the descent & began another steep climb. After reaching about 250 to 300 ft, the ultralight entered another steep dive. Again, the plt started to recover; however, during the pull-out, the left wing buckled, then the vehicle descended to the ground & crashed. No pre-accident fatigue failure or part malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Pterodactyl Pfledgling
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430-D, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Operator
- David S. Schlenker
- Destination
- Bloomfield, NY
- Airport
- Canandaigua, runway 34, 1,900 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Observed at
- ROC