- Date
- June 18, 1984, 18:00 local (Jun 19, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGSorrell SNS-8
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39831
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Analysis
The ultralight dove into the ground from 200 ft AGL with full power on. The plt had complained of chest pains and was under medication for dyspepsia. Some of the medicine was found in the operators auto. No evidence of pre-impact malfunction of acft or plt impairment was found during the investigation.
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.
Loss of control - in flight
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Sorrell SNS-8
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- 8
- Airframe hours
- 50
- Engine
- Rotax GMBH-277, 28 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Bert S. Forde
- Airport
- 38WA · Fancher, runway 29, 3,350 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 10 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 4 nm away