American FALCON UNREG

Summary

On 14 April 1984 at about 22:05 local time, a American FALCON registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 April 1984 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.7792, -111.7303

Aircraft

American FALCON

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar Valley → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84FU003

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

REPORTEDLY, THE PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 18, THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE RWY. HE REPORTED THAT TRAFFIC TO THE LEFT NECESSITATED A RIGHT PATTERN. THERE WERE POWER LINES LOCATED APRX 500 FT WEST OF THE GRASS STRIP, ABOUT 40 TO 50 FT AGL. WHILE TURNING BASE FROM A DOWNWIND, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A POWER LINE, THEN THE ULTRALIGHT HIT THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.