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SEA84LA184

1984-07-26 · MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4S5

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

A STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A LOCAL GUSTY WIND CONDITION AT 200' AGL AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE ULTRALIGHT WAS BUILT FOR REGISTRATION AS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, BUT DOCUMENTATION HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84LA184.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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