Weedhopper SUPER NOVA II N4673D
22 December 1984 · Lakeside, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 1984 at about 17:45 local time, a Weedhopper SUPER NOVA II registered N4673D was involved in an accident near Lakeside, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeside, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vigilante Ultra Air Park (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 32.9007, -116.8900
- Aircraft
- Weedhopper SUPER NOVA II
- Registration
- N4673D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeside → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF & STALLED INTO THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE BUILDER/PLT THE CAPILLARY TYPE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY ON THE TAKEOFF CLIMB CAUSING FUEL STARVATION. HE FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE IN TIME TO PREVENT THE STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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