- Date
- July 26, 1984, 20:00 local (Jul 27, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mcminnville, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4751NHeveron Sandpiper 83B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840726038949A
- Case key
- 39977
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A student pilot lost control of an ultralight vehicle when he encountered a local gusty wind condition at 200' AGL and collided with the ground in an uncontrolled descent. The ultralight was built for registration as an experimental aircraft, but documentation had not been completed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4751N
- Reported as
- Heveron Sandpiper 83B (SANDPIPER)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 83112836B
- Engine
- Rotax 377, 32 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William R. Heveron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination
- 4S5
- Airport
- 4S5 · Mcminnville Muncp. Arpt., runway 34, 5,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 22 total · 2 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIO, 25 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.