Aviation Accident Summary NYC86FGM03

MARS, PA, USA

Aircraft #1

UNREG

EIPPER QUICKSILVER MX2

Analysis

PILOT, ONCE AIRBORNE, PASSING A TREE LINE, ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND. THE QUICKSILVER ULTRA-LITE, WITH ONE PAX, WAS FORCED FROM ITS FLIGHT PATH INTO POWER LINES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH. BOTH PILOT AND PAX SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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