- Date
- May 6, 1988, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Baldwinsville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29CHHurd/Drifter XP503
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880506027489A
- Case key
- 30751
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that during a preflt, he noted the fuel tank was about 1/4 full. He rprtd that as he was taking off, the acft was climbing thru about 200 ft AGL, when the eng lost power. From that position, he was unable to rtrn to the arpt or glide to an open field. Subsequently, the acft crashed into tree(s), then fell to the ground. The owner/builder/plt of the home built acft rprtd that the fuel line was not in the proper position in the fuel tank. He indicated the acdnt could have been prevented by properly securing the fuel line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29CH
- Reported as
- Hurd/Drifter XP503
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- DR0214
- Airframe hours
- 210
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clarence Hurd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 28, 1987
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- Pvt Strip, runway 23, 600 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 485 total · 485 in this make and model · 185 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UTIC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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