J And J TUKAN accident near Hayesville, NC
On November 11, 2000, a J And J TUKAN (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hayesville, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 11, 2000
- Place
- Hayesville, NC
- Aircraft
- J And J TUKAN · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.040°N, 83.811°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22319
NTSB summary
On November 11, 2000, about 1630 eastern standard time, an unregistered, J and J Toucan ultralight "trike" aircraft, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed near a private airstrip in the vicinity of Hayesville, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the U.S. Ultralight Association, (USUA) registered pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The flight originated from the airstrip at an unknown time. No person actually witnessed the ultralight's departure or the accident. According to the owner of the airstrip where the ultralight was kept, a person operating heavy equipment adjacent to the airstrip saw the craft taxiing, but thought that conditions were too windy to fly. The heavy equipment operator, at some later time, discovered the wreckage over a fence and called 911. According to a Clay County Sheriff Department investigator responding to the 911 call, examination of the wreckage revealed no aircraft registration markings, a two-seat tandem configuration with sand bags strapped to the rear seat, and a 4- to 5-gallon fuel tank. The ballistic recovery system was deployed, but examination revealed it had not blossomed, and may have deployed in the collision sequence. Examination of the wreckage site revealed the ultralight impacted nose wheel first in a nose down and slight left wing down attitude, and rolled over once. According to USUA Headquarters, the pilot did not hold a USUA exemption or waiver to fly the dual-seat configured ultralight in a solo configura
Probable cause
The ultralight pilot's in-flight loss of control for unknown reasons resulting in an in-flight collision with the terrain.
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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.
