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Eipper QUICKSILVER MX UNREG

20 May 1984 · Peyton, Colorado, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 20 May 1984 at about 15:55 local time, a Eipper QUICKSILVER MX registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, 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 15:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Peyton, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
39.0296, -104.4792
Aircraft
Eipper QUICKSILVER MX
Registration
UNREG
Category
Ultralight
Engines
4
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 103: Ultralight
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ellicott → Meadowlake
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN84FU005

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

THE ULTRALIGHT WAS FLYING IN FORMATION WITH 2 OTHER CRAFT. THE ACCIDENT PLT WAS SEEN BY ONE OF THE OTHER TWO PLTS TO DESCEND TO A LOW ALT OVER A CREEK BED AND THEN PULL UP ABRULTLY TO CLIMB OVER A POWER LINE. THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH THE WIRES AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Eipper QUICKSILVER accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
4 Aug 1984 Eipper QUICKSILVER MX
UNREG
Thousand Oaks, California, United States - Serious injuries -
28 May 1984 Eipper QUICKSILVER GT
UNREG
Lithia, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Larry Lewis Fatal 1
12 Jun 1984 Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL
UNREG
Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States William A. Arneson Serious injuries -
24 Jun 1984 Eipper QUICKSILVER MARK II
N4451T
Salem, Oregon, United States John Stroup No injuries -
8 Mar 1984 Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL
UNREG
Huntington, Texas, United States - Serious injuries -
7 Jul 1984 Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL
UNREG
Granby, Colorado, United States - Fatal 1

All 35 records for this type

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