Cgs HAWK UNREG
25 September 1983 · Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 September 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Cgs HAWK registered UNREG, operated by Rittner E. Will, was involved in an accident near Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allen Wolf Pvt. Strip
- Coordinates
- 41.1998, -76.2706
- Aircraft
- Cgs HAWK
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rittner E. Will
- Operating rule
- Part 103: Ultralight
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FU011
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE HOME BUILT, ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE AS THE PLT WAS MAKING A TURN FROM DOWNWIND TO FINAL APCH. THEY REPORTED THAT THE BANK ANGLE BECAME STEEP AS THE PLT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE ENTERED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE & CRASHED IN A STEEP DIVE. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT HAD MADE SEVERAL FLTS, EARLIER THAT SAME DAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cgs HAWK accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1983 | Cgs HAWK | Richland, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1983 | Cgs HAWK | New Kent, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1983 | Cgs HAWK | East Hanover, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1984 | Cgs HAWK B | Neshanic, New Jersey, United States | Duran, Andrew | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1982 | Cgs HAWK | Dewitt, Michigan, United States | Micharl D. Morgan | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1995 | Cgs HAWK | Quarryville, Pennsylvania, United States | Brandon Wiggins | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1983 | Smith Ted Aerostar 600 AEROSTAR | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1983 | Britten-Norman BN-2 MARK III | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Wings Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172N | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | North American AT-6D | Granville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1983 | Israel 1124 | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Taxi, Inc. | No injuries | - |