Ultralight Soaring WIZARD J-3B UNREG

Summary

On 11 July 1984 at about 02:15 local time, a Ultralight Soaring WIZARD J-3B registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Lake Elsinore, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 1984 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Elsinore, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Ultralight Soaring WIZARD J-3B

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

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84FU029

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 WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO BE CIRCLING, THEN PERFORMED WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A 'BARREL-TYPE' MANEUVER. DURING THE MANEUVER, THE RIGHT WING COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SPIRALED TO THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. DURING THEINVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE, THE TWO CENTER, RIGHT WING ALUMINUM SUPPORTS WERE FOUND BENT IN COMPRESSION AT AN ANGLE IN EXCESS OF 90 DEGREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.