Sigers RITZ MODEL A UNREG

Summary

On 8 March 1984 at about 18:50 local time, a Sigers RITZ MODEL A registered UNREG was involved in an accident near MacClenny, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 March 1984 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

MacClenny, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.2796, -82.1205

Aircraft

Sigers RITZ MODEL A

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

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84FU002

1 person died.

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 NOSED DOWN AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND FROM CRUISE FLT. ENGINE SOUND INCREASED DURING THE DIVE. FROM 200 FT AGL TO THE GROUND IMPACT. NO MALFUNCTIONS IN EQUIPMENT WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE PLT HAD A HISTORY OF DIZZINESS FROM A HEAD INJURY RECEIVED IN A PRIOR TRUCK ACCIDENT. THE FAMILY WOULD NOT ALLOW A REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS.MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PLTS BODY REVEALED NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.