Condor II UNREG

Summary

On 2 September 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Condor II registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Slate Hill, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 September 1983 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Slate Hill, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Condor II

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boyd Tavern → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FU006

1 person died.

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

DURING A LOCAL FLT, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED APPROACHING A RESIDENCE IN A SHALLOW DESCENT & WITH LITTLE ENG NOISE. A WITNESS STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO HITTING A TALL TREE, THE ENG SOUND INCREASED, THE NOSE PITCHED UP & THE EMPENNAGE STRUCK TREE LIMBS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, THE ULTRALIGHT ROLLED LEFT, THE NOSE DROPPED & THE VEHICLE CRASHED. EARLIER THAT DAY, THE PLT WAS REPORTEDLY FLYING IN THE SAME AREA & WAS SEEN WAVING AT PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. THE PLT HAD APRX 10 HRS FLT TIME IN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLES, BUT HAD NO FAA PLT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATES. NO RECORD OF A FORMAL GROUND SCHOOL WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.