Eipper QUICKSILVER MX UNREG
4 January 1984 · Junction City, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 January 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Eipper QUICKSILVER MX registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Junction City, Oregon, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Junction City, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.2100, -123.2797
- Aircraft
- Eipper QUICKSILVER MX
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 103: Ultralight
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eugene → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84FU001
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS OPERATING THE ULTRALIGHT BETWEEN 50 & 200 FT AGL, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED THROTTLE CONTROL DIFFICULTIES. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE CORRECTING THE PROBLEM, HIS ATTENTION TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT WAS REDUCED. WHEN HE RETURNED HIS CONCENTRATION TO THE FLT PATH, HE SAW POWER LINE POLES, PERPENDICULAR TO HIS DIRECTIONOF FLT, BUT HE BELIEVED HE WOULD CLEAR ANY WIRES. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE ULTRALIGHT STRUCK THE 3 TOPMOST WIRES, APRX 27 FT AGL. THE ULTRALIGHT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 84 FT BEYOND THE WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Eipper QUICKSILVER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER GT | Lithia, Florida, United States | Larry Lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL | Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States | William A. Arneson | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MARK II | Salem, Oregon, United States | John Stroup | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL | Huntington, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL | Granby, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Mapleton, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1984 | Piper PA28R-200 | Newport, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-18-135 | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1984 | Cessna T21OL | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-20 | Imnaha, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-34-200 | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |