Demeter HUMMER B N77DE

Summary

On 21 August 1983 at about 00:15 local time, a Demeter HUMMER B registered N77DE was involved in an accident near Linden, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 August 1983 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Linden, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Price's (9G2)

Coordinates

42.8095, -83.7791

Aircraft

Demeter HUMMER B

Registration

N77DE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA391

Nobody was injured.

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 ULTRALIGHT ACFT CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FT AGL AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 240 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT STARTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RWY. DURING THE TURN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A STEEL BALL IN THE FUEL FILTER CHECK VALVE BECAME JAMMED WHICH RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.