ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379072
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Date: | Sunday 1 July 1984 |
Time: | 20:50 LT |
Type: | Pterodactyl PFLEDGLING |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | UNREG |
MSN: | |
Engine model: | CUYUNA 430-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Canandaigua, NY -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Bloomfield, NY |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING TAKEOFF, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A STEEP CLIMB. A WITNESS STATED THAT WHEN IT WAS CLIMBING OVER THE MIDPOINT OF THE RWY, IT ENTERED A STEEP DIVE. THE PLT RECOVERED FROM THE DESCENT & BEGAN ANOTHER STEEP CLIMB. AFTER REACHING ABOUT 250 TO 300 FT, THE ULTRALIGHT ENTERED ANOTHER STEEP DIVE. AGAIN, THE PLT STARTED TO RECOVER; HOWEVER, DURING THE PULL-OUT, THE LEFT WING BUCKLED, THEN THE VEHICLE DESCENDED TO THE GROUND & CRASHED. NO PRE-ACCIDENT FATIGUE FAILURE OR PART MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC84FU006 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84FU006
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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