Ultraclassics BEARCAT 150 UNREG

Summary

On 19 February 1984 at about 22:15 local time, a Ultraclassics BEARCAT 150 registered UNREG, operated by WM. C. Auffings, was involved in an accident near Abita Springs, Louisiana, 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

19 February 1984 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Abita Springs, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

St. Tammary Parish

Coordinates

30.4699, -90.0298

Aircraft

Ultraclassics BEARCAT 150

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

WM. C. Auffings

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84FU003

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

THE AIRMAN TOOKOFF FOR A PERSONAL FLT, AND AFTER CIRCLING, MADE A DESENDING HIGH SPEED PASS OVER THE ARPT. HE THEN PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A CLIMB AND BEGAN A ROLL. ABOUT 2/3 THROUGH THE ROLL, THE VEHICLE'S NOSE DROPPED AND IT DOVE INTO THE GROUND. THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE IMBEDDED INTO THE DIRT ABOUT 18 INCHES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.