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MIA83FU003

1983-06-19 · LAKE WORTH, Florida, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ULTRALIGHT COLLIDED WITH A TREE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLT IN AN ULTRALIGHT ACFT. HE SAID THAT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN HE MADE AN IMPROPER WEIGHT SHIFT IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE TREE. THE PILOT BROKE HIS LEG IN THE COLLISION. WEIGHT SHIFT IN THIS ACFT IS A MEANS OF FLT CONTROL WITH THE ACFT GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SHIFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83FU003.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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