Fisher 101 UNREG
2 August 1983 · Grover Hill, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1983 at about 22:50 local time, a Fisher 101 registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Grover Hill, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grover Hill, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-County (84D)
- Coordinates
- 41.0108, -84.4703
- Aircraft
- Fisher 101
- 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
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LU006
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 REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE STARTED A LEFT TURN. WHILE CLIMBING THRU APRX 300 FT AGL, HE LOST AILERON CONTROL. REPORTEDLY, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE AILERON CABLES CAME LOOSE AT A NICROPRESS CONNECTION. IN HIS ACCIDENT REPORT, HE RECOMMENDED THAT ACFT NICROPRESS SLEEVES & NICROPRESS TOOLS BE USED FOR CABLE CONNECTIONS. REPORTEDLY, HE HAD A STUDENT PLT LICENSE & HAD ACCUMULATED 15 HRS OF FLT TIME. THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE HAD A TOTAL FLT TIME OF APRX 9 HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Monerai SAILPLANE | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-12 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Cessna 172H | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172P | Lancaster, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28-181 | Plain City, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |