American Aerolights EAGLE XL UNREG
4 July 1983 · Happy Valley, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1983 at about 20:50 local time, a American Aerolights EAGLE XL registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Happy Valley, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Happy Valley, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Troh's Happy Valley (S15)
- Coordinates
- 45.4804, -122.5105
- Aircraft
- American Aerolights EAGLE XL
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 103: Ultralight
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83FU006
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
THE ULTRALIGHT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AIRSHOW. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT HAD JUST EXECUTED A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND COMMENCED A CLIMBING 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO DOWNWIND IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A WINGOVER TYPE MANEUVER. DURING THE TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED TO EXCEED 90 DEGREES OF BANK (LEFT WINGDOWN) AND A RAPID SLIP DEVELOPED. THE ULTRALIGHT WAS PLACARDED FOR A MAXIMUM ANGLE OF BANK OF 6O DEGREES. IT WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND INTO TREES IN AN EXTREME LEFT WING LOW CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American Aerolights EAGLE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1983 | American Aerolights EAGLE XL | Mayville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1983 | American Aerolights EAGLE 2 | Valpariso, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1983 | American Aerolights EAGLE-2 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jun 1983 | American Aerolights EAGLE XL | Sommerton, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 1984 | American Aerolights EAGLE 2 | Goldsby, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1984 | American Aerolights EAGLE XL | Smithfield, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Cessna P210N | Burns, Oregon, United States | AAR Western Skyways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1983 | Piper PA18-A | Rome, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28RT-201T | Gov't Camp, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Garlick UH-1B/204 | Fossil, Oregon, United States | Cliff Richie | Minor injuries | - |