ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23243
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| Date: | Friday 30 September 2005 |
| Time: | 23:30 UTC |
| Type: | Aeroquest Trike |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 NM S of Stony Plain, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The wreckage of an unregistered Aeroquest Trike flexwing ultralight was found resting upright, adjacent to a private grass strip, on a farm about 8 NM south of Stony Plain, AB. The aircraft has sustained substantial damage after striking the ground in a nose low and left wing low attitude, and the pilot had sustained fatal injuries.
Field examination of the wreckage indicated that the airframe was structurally intact and the engine was producing power at impact. The pilot's lap belt had been attached to the airframe in a non-standard manner and one end of the belt had torn away from the anchor point at impact. The unlicensed pilot had completed 6.8 hours of dual flight instruction during the period 08 June to 27 August 2005. This flight, which was his first solo flight, was undertaken without authorization from his training organization. He had purchased the aircraft second-hand, earlier in the year, and had recently installed an overhauled two-cycle Rotax 582 engine in place of the original Rotax 503 engine. He had installed the wing, with the help of a neighbour, on the day of the accident. There were no witnesses; however, it is considered probable that the accident occurred at takeoff, between 17:15 and 18:45 MDT. Weather conditions are not believed to have been a factor.
Sources:
2005C2291
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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