Pterodactyl PFLEDGLING UNREG
2 July 1984 · Canandaigua, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 July 1984 at about 00:50 local time, a Pterodactyl PFLEDGLING registered UNREG, operated by David S. Schlenker, was involved in an accident near Canandaigua, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canandaigua, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Canandaigua
- Coordinates
- 42.8795, -77.2804
- Aircraft
- Pterodactyl PFLEDGLING
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David S. Schlenker
- Operating rule
- Part 103: Ultralight
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Bloomfield
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC84FU006
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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