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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 1984 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: | Eipper Quicksilver MX |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | unreg. |
| MSN: | 5961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elkton, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (58M) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ULTRALIGHT PILOT HAD BEEN PRACTICING MANEUVERS THAT WEREDESCRIBED AS WHIP STALLS WHICH WERE NOT TAUGHT OR AUTHORIZEDBECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE 'G' FORCES IMPOSED. AN INSTRUCTOR CHECKED HIS MACHINE AND WARNED HIM OF THE DANGERS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT SAID HE UNDERSTOOD AND WOULD 'WATCH IT'. LATER THAT DAY HE PRACTICED SIMILAR MANEUVERS AGAIN AND THE LEFT WING FOLDED FROM NEGATIVE G FORCES. THIS MACHINE IS LIMITED TO 3 NEGATIVE 'G'S'. THE VEHICLE FELL FROM ABOUT 350 FT IN A VERTICAL UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AFTER THE WING FAILED. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40207
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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