- Date
- June 24, 1984, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salem, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4451TEipper Quicksilver Mark II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840624045039A
- Case key
- 39944
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Analysis
Plt attempted takeoff on short grass field at gross wt with a OAT of aprx 80 deg f. once airborne the acft drifted to the left of the airstrip. Plt pulled up to clear a fence. After clearing the fence the acft stalled striking the ground with the left wing and nosing over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4451T
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver Mark II (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1517
- Airframe hours
- 59
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 28 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Stroup
- Registered owner
- John R. Stroup
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 29, 1983
- Departed
- Salem, OR
- Destination
- Salem, OR
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 679 total · 60 in this make and model · 561 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Observed at
- SLE, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.