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 | Ernul, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Airmass SUNBURST | Pittsburg, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1983 | Airmass SUNBURST | Carthage, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 1983 | Airmass SUNBURST | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Jeffery Castanga | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Airmass SUNBURST B | Norwalk, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1983 | Cessna P210N | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1983 | Cassutt III M SPORT | Hiawatha, Kansas, United States | John A. Rolfsmeyer | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172 I | Paola, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1983 | Breezy 01 | Kechi, Kansas, United States | Steve L. Phinney | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150F | Garnett, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |