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| Date: | Sunday 15 May 1983 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: | Eipper Quicksilver MX |
| Owner/operator: | San Diego Ultralight Park |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | NONE |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25 hours |
| Engine model: | CUYUNA 43OR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeside, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Romona, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA. SHE ELECTED TO FLY ABOVE THE CLOUDS, BUT HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING AN OPENING FOR A DESCENT. AFTER EVENTUALLY FINDING AN OPENING, SHE DESCENDED BELOW THE CLOUDS, BUT FOUND SHE WAS IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA. THE PLT BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL & STARTED TO LAND IN THE BEST AVAILABLE AREA. HOWEVER, BEFORE LANDING, THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE ULTRALIGHT CONTACTED A HIGH TENSION WIRE & THE VEHICLE CRASHED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83FU004
History of this aircraft
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| 5 November 1983 | unreg. | private | 1 | Elwin, IL | |
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| 5 November 1983 | UNREG | Paul Miller | Elwin, IL | |
w/o | |
| 29 November 1993 | UNREG | Private | Newark, TX | |
sub | |
| 29 November 1993 | unreg. | private | 1 | Newark, TX | |
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| 7 May 2011 | UNREG | Todd Alan Tollefson | 0 | Crookston, Minnesota | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
| 15 August 2015 | UNREG | 0 | Pittsboro, NC (1NC1) | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 09:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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