HAPPY VALLEY, OR, USA
UNREG
AMERICAN AEROLIGHTS EAGLE XL
THE ULTRALIGHT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AIRSHOW. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT HAD JUST EXECUTED A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND COMMENCED A CLIMBING 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO DOWNWIND IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A WINGOVER TYPE MANEUVER. DURING THE TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED TO EXCEED 90 DEGREES OF BANK (LEFT WINGDOWN) AND A RAPID SLIP DEVELOPED. THE ULTRALIGHT WAS PLACARDED FOR A MAXIMUM ANGLE OF BANK OF 6O DEGREES. IT WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND INTO TREES IN AN EXTREME LEFT WING LOW CONDITION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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