Mitchell P-38 UNREG

Summary

On 7 August 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Mitchell P-38 registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Olathe, Colorado, 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

7 August 1983 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Olathe, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Olathe (IC04)

Coordinates

38.5998, -107.9791

Aircraft

Mitchell P-38

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LU002

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

THE OWNER OF THE ULTRALIGHT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE PLTS 1ST FLT IN THIS VEHICLE. REPORTEDLY, HE WAS LEARNING TO FLY ULTRALIGHTS & HAD JUST COMPLETED SEVERAL HIGH SPEED RUNS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER STATED HE SAW THE ULTRALIGHT LIFT OFF & CLIMB TO APRX 50 TO 75 FT AGL. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT WAS IN SLOW FLT WHEN HE BEGAN A LEFT TURN, THEN THE ULTRALIGHT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, STARTED TO MUSH & SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED. THE ULTRALIGHT WAS PRIMARILY CONTROLLED BY CONVENTIONAL FLT CONTROLS, BUT IT ALSO COULD BE EFFECTED BY WEIGHT SHIFTING. ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, THE PLT HAD NO FAA CERTIFICATION, BUT AT ONE TIME, WAS A STUDENT PLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.