Eipper QUICKSILVER MX UNREG

Summary

On 4 July 1984 at about 00:10 local time, a Eipper QUICKSILVER MX registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Elkton, Maryland, 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

4 July 1984 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Elkton, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Raintree (58M)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Eipper QUICKSILVER MX

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO84FU001

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 ULTRALIGHT PILOT HAD BEEN PRACTICING MANEUVERS THAT WEREDESCRIBED AS WHIP STALLS WHICH WERE NOT TAUGHT OR AUTHORIZEDBECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE 'G' FORCES IMPOSED. AN INSTRUCTOR CHECKED HIS MACHINE AND WARNED HIM OF THE DANGERS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT SAID HE UNDERSTOOD AND WOULD 'WATCH IT'. LATER THAT DAY HE PRACTICED SIMILAR MANEUVERS AGAIN AND THE LEFT WING FOLDED FROM NEGATIVE G FORCES. THIS MACHINE IS LIMITED TO 3 NEGATIVE 'G'S'. THE VEHICLE FELL FROM ABOUT 350 FT IN A VERTICAL UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AFTER THE WING FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.