Accident Eipper Quicksilver MX UNREG, Sunday 20 May 1984

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Date:	Sunday 20 May 1984
Time:	09:55 LT
Type:	Eipper Quicksilver MX
Owner/operator:	Gene Raymond
Registration:	UNREG
MSN:
Total airframe hrs:	3 hours
Engine model:	Rotax 377
Fatalities:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Peyton, CO - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Ellicott, CO
Destination airport:	Meadowlake, CO
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ULTRALIGHT WAS FLYING IN FORMATION WITH 2 OTHER CRAFT. THE ACCIDENT PLT WAS SEEN BY ONE OF THE OTHER TWO PLTS TO DESCEND TO A LOW ALT OVER A CREEK BED AND THEN PULL UP ABRULTLY TO CLIMB OVER A POWER LINE. THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH THE WIRES AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED.

Probable Cause:

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