- Date
- June 15, 1990, 20:45 local (Jun 16, 1990, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Berlin, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGAerodyne Vector 727 Senior
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36510
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Probable cause
In-flight failure of the wings for undetermined reason(s).
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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Wing - failure,totalCause
Wing - undeterminedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight was observed on final approach. A loud bang was heard and the aircraft descended to the ground. The ballistic parachute was found deployed. Some witnesses reported the wings folded prior to impact. Portions of the propeller with red tips were found along the approach path for 75 yards, and there were red paint transfer marks on the bottom left tail boom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Aerodyne Vector 727 Senior (VECTOR 727)
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engine
- Rotax BOMBADIER, 36 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph N. Oriorden
- Registered owner
- The Ultralight Flyers
- Departed
- Stow, MA
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm