Plane Crash List

Airmass SUNBURST UNREG

11 September 1983 · Goddard, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 11 September 1983 at about 21:45 local time, a Airmass SUNBURST registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Goddard, Kansas, 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 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Goddard, Kansas, United States
Coordinates
37.6491, -97.5699
Aircraft
Airmass SUNBURST
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
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC83FU007

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

THE PLT LANDED IN A VACANT FIELD, APRX 1500 FT LONG, SURROUNDED BY A ROW OF TREES. BEFORE INITIATING A TAKEOFF, HE MADE A GROUND RECONNAISSANCE OF THE AREA. THE FIELD WAS COVERED WITH GRASS APRX 6 TO 9 INCHES TALL & WAS ORIENTED ON A NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION. THERE WAS A 2% UPSLOPE FROM EITHER END OF THE FIELD TOWARD THE CENTER. ALSO, THERE WAS A ROW OF 20 FT TREES ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF THE FIELD & TALLER TREES, APRX 30 FT HIGH, AT THE NORTH END. THE PLT SAID THE WIND WAS NEGLIGIBLE, SO HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH. DURING TAKEOFF, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE ROLLED APRX 750 FT BEFORE LIFTING OFF. BY THIS TIME, THE PLT BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT CLEARING THE 30 FT TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD & MADE A RIGHT TURN. HOWEVER, DURING THE RIGHT TURN, THE RIGHT WING HIT A 20 FT TREE & THE VEHICLE CRASHED. THE PLT NOTICED NO MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE, EXCEPT FOR A LOSS OF TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE. THE MANUFACTURER'S LISTED TAKEOFF DISTANCE WAS 75 TO 100 FT. APRX 7 MI EAST AT WICHITA, KS, THE 1649 CDT WIND WAS FROM 190 DEG AT 7 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Airmass SUNBURST accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
2 Jul 1983 Airmass SUNBURST MODEL B
UNREG
Ernul, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
8 Jun 1983 Airmass SUNBURST
UNREG
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States - Fatal 1
23 Aug 1983 Airmass SUNBURST
UNREG
Carthage, Missouri, United States - Fatal 1
5 Jul 1983 Airmass SUNBURST
UNREG
Tacoma, Washington, United States
no coordinates
Jeffery Castanga Fatal 1
27 Apr 1983 Airmass SUNBURST B
UNREG
Norwalk, Ohio, United States - Fatal 1

All 6 records for this type

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
16 Oct 1983 Cessna P210N
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31 Mar 1983 Cassutt III M SPORT
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9 Apr 1983 Cessna 172 I
N35722
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27 Oct 1983 Cessna 152
N46644
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15 Apr 1983 Breezy 01
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29 Oct 1983 Cessna 150F
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Garnett, Kansas, United States - No injuries -

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