Cgs Aviation HAWK accident near Quarryville, PA
On June 6, 1995, a Cgs Aviation HAWK was involved in an accident near Quarryville, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 6, 1995
- Place
- Quarryville, PA
- Aircraft
- Cgs Aviation HAWK · ULTR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.890°N, 76.160°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03630
NTSB summary
On June 6, 1995, at 1645 eastern daylight time, an unregistered CGS Aviation "Hawk" ultralight collided with a fence and guy wire during takeoff from a mowed lawn in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. The private pilot was fatally injured. The ultralight was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 103. According to the owner of the ultralight, the purpose of the flight was to relocate the ultralight to a private airstrip in New Britain Township, Pennsylvania. The owner stated that the pilot offered to fly the ultralight to its destination. The owner of the ultralight reported that the pilot "...taxied the ultralight around for 15 to 20 minutes to get the feel of it and on the last pass I went to the left side of the plane and asked Jake how it felt. He said it felt good and strong." The owner further reported, "I went to the back of the ultralight and pulled him back to get maximum takeoff room. I then gave the thumbs up sign and he acknowledged me and then throttled down and took off, his wheel hit a barbed wire fence but with Jake being an experienced pilot he straightened it out immediately then the right wing just barely hit a guide wire coming from a telephone pole along the driveway. (One of the poles he told me that he would have to be careful of after he [assessed] the takeoff runway)." Witnesses at the accident site also stated that the ultralight's main gear tires struck a fence during takeoff. They reported that after the ultralight's tires contacted the fence, its right wing contacted a guy wire at the top of a t
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to attain proper altitude/clearance from obstacles during takeoff.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
