Aviation Accident Summary LAX83FU008

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

UNREG

EIPPER QUICKSILVER MX

Analysis

JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING IN THE AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING, IT ENTERED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, STALLED & CRASHED IN A STEEP DIVE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 5 GUSTING 12 KTS. A TOXICOLOGICAL TEST OF THE PLT'S BLOOD REVEALED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.10%.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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