Sunburst N/A UNREG
29 August 1986 · Lima, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1986 at about 00:30 local time, a Sunburst N/A registered UNREG, operated by Paul L. Kesner, was involved in an accident near Lima, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lima, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allen County (AOH)
- Coordinates
- 40.7103, -84.0592
- Aircraft
- Sunburst N/A
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul L. Kesner
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL86FEK06
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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, THE ULTRALIGHT WAS BEING TAXIED WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED IT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PLT ELECTED TO FLY AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RETURN FOR A LANDING, HOWEVER, WHILE AIRBORNE IT WAS NOTED THE AILERONS WERE LOCKED IN THE LEFT BANK POSITION. THE ULTRALIGHT WAS DAMAGED WHEN A LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORNFIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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