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| Date: | Monday 28 May 1984 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Eipper Quicksilver GT |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | unreg. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lithia, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dover, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ULTRALIGHT CRASHED IN THE BACKYARD OF A FRIENDS HOUSE AS THE PLT CIRCLED AT LOW ALT WHILE WAVING AND SHOUTING TO BE SEEN. THE ACFT APPEARED TO WITNESSES TO STALL BEFORE FALLING ON THE RIGHT WING TO THE GROUND FROM ABOUT 50 FT AGL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER IMPACT. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF EQUIPMENT WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT SHOWED A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .084 PERCENT FOR THE PLT. AT TAMPA, FL, THE 1550 EDT WIND WAS BLOWING FROM 140 DEG AT 13 GUSTING 19 KTS. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39672
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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