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Eipper QUICKSILVER MX UNREG

15 June 1983 · Rancho Cordova, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 15 June 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Eipper QUICKSILVER MX registered UNREG, operated by Hitec Flight Club, was involved in an accident near Rancho Cordova, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Rancho Cordova, California, United States
Coordinates
38.5999, -121.2809
Aircraft
Eipper QUICKSILVER MX
Registration
UNREG
Category
Ultralight
Engines
1
Operator
Hitec Flight Club
Operating rule
Part 103: Ultralight
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83FU008

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 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

JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING IN THE AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING, IT ENTERED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, STALLED & CRASHED IN A STEEP DIVE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 5 GUSTING 12 KTS. A TOXICOLOGICAL TEST OF THE PLT'S BLOOD REVEALED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.10%.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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