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Brisendine PTERODACTYL/ASCENDER UNREG

29 October 1994 · Las Animas, Colorado, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 29 October 1994 at about 16:20 local time, a Brisendine PTERODACTYL/ASCENDER registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Las Animas, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Las Animas, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
38.0593, -103.2200
Aircraft
Brisendine PTERODACTYL/ASCENDER
Registration
UNREG
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hasty → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW95LA034

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING INTO THE PROPELLER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE HOMEBUILT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE RIGHT WING FAILED INTO THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE GROUND. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE PILOT'S FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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