Motorized Gliders TIERRA UNREG

Summary

On 3 December 1983 at about 16:12 local time, a Motorized Gliders TIERRA registered UNREG, operated by Marvin L Robinson, was involved in an accident near Bullhead City, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 December 1983 at 16:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Bullhead City, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Bullhead City (P06)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Motorized Gliders TIERRA

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Marvin L Robinson

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84FU023

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE HAD NO PREVIOUS FLT TIME IN ULTRALIGHT ACFT. BEFORE TAKING OFF, HE TAXIED THE ULTRALIGHT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE FEEL OF THE VEHICLE. DURING DEPARTURE, THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM A TAXI STRIP WEST OF RWY 17. THE STRIP WAS USED BY ULTRALIGHT PLTS FOR ALL TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS. THE PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING & WHILE NEGOTIATING A LEFT TURN, THE LEFT WING STALLED & THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE LEFT TURN WAS STARTED AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL, THEN THE ULTRALIGHT STALLED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ENG SOUNDED NORMAL THRU-OUT THE SEQUENCE & THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLIMBING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAM OF THE AIRFRAME & ENG DISCLOSED NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.