- Date
- January 4, 1984, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Junction City, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper Quicksilver MX
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39830
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he was operating the ultralight between 50 & 200 ft AGL, when he experienced throttle control difficulties. He reported that while correcting the problem, his attention to the surrounding environment was reduced. When he returned his concentration to the flt path, he saw power line poles, perpendicular to his directionof flt, but he believed he would clear any wires. Immediately thereafter, the ultralight struck the 3 topmost wires, aprx 27 ft AGL. The ultralight then impacted the ground about 84 ft beyond the wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- 3349
- Engine
- Cuyuna 2F-430, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Charles Aylworth
- Departed
- OR70 · Eugene, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 45 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EUG, 6 nm away