Rally Rotec 2B UNREG

Summary

On 28 April 1984 at about 23:35 local time, a Rally Rotec 2B registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Carroll, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 1984 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Carroll, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.0595, -94.8590

Aircraft

Rally Rotec 2B

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carroll → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84FU002

1 person was seriously 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 WAS SEEN MANEUVERING AT LOW ALT IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT CIRCLED HIS BROTHER'S HOUSE AT LOW ALT AND THEN PULLED UP ABRUPTLY TO AVOID RISING TERRAIN. IN THE ABRUPT MANEUVER, THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ULTRALIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT SAID HE WAS TRYING TO LAND, BUT SUDDENLY SAW THE RISING TERRAIN AND PULLED UP THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.