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Edward A Alderfer EAA-3 N63EA

19 July 1994 · Middletown, Ohio, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 19 July 1994 at about 00:55 local time, a Edward A Alderfer EAA-3 registered N63EA was involved in an accident near Middletown, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Hook Field Municipal Arpt (MWO)
Coordinates
39.5596, -84.4201
Aircraft
Edward A Alderfer EAA-3
Registration
N63EA
Category
Gyrocraft
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC94LA130

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 0 0 1

Probable cause

Inadequate visual lookout by both pilots which resulted in a mid-air collsion. A factor was the failure of the pilot of the ultralight to stay north of runway 26.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A GYROCOPTER AND ULTRALIGHT COLLIDED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO DIFFERENT RUNWAYS. THE GYROCOPTER WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23 WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM THE LEFT SIDE BY THE ULTRALIGHT WHICH HAD CROSSED THE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23 AND THEN TURNED BACK TOWARD FINAL FOR RUNWAY 26. WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED, THE GYROCOPTER WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND IN FRONT OF THE ULTRALIGHT. THE ULTRALIGHT DESCENDED AND CRASHED. THE PILOT OF THE GYROCOPTER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. BOTH PILOTS KEPT THEIR AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRPORT AND WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY, RUNWAYS 23 AND 26 HAVE RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERNS. IN ADDITION, THE ULTRALIGHTS WERE NOT TO FLY SOUTH OF RUNWAY 26.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Edward A Alderfer EAA-3 EAA-3 N63EA - Substantial
Unknown UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNREG - Destroyed

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