SUMNER, WA, USA
UNREG
EIPPER QUICKSILVER MX
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND CRASHED INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT DURING A LOW PASS MANEUVER NEAR A MEMORIAL DAY CROWD IN A PARK. THE ULTRALIGHT ACFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. WITNESSES DESCRIBEDTHE ACFT DOING WING-OVER MANEUVERS OVER THE LAKE AND MAKING A SECOND PASS OVER THE BOAT RAMP PARK WHEN THE MISHAP OCCURRED. ONE WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT REACHED OVER HIS HEAD IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS ACFT HAD 2 FUEL CONTAINERS. THE MAIN TANK WAS TURNED ON (PETCOCK OPEN) BUT IT WAS EMPTY OF FUEL. THE OTHER TANK WAS HALF FULL BUT OFF (PETCOCK CLOSED). THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TREE WHILE THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO RESTARTTHE ENGINE. THE ACFT HAD ONLY BEEN FLYING A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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