1 fatal · Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Challenger LSS · 2008-05-31 · Moses Lake, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX08LA160
Event ID
20080605X00798
Type
Accident
Date
2008-05-31
Location
Moses Lake, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.141944, -119.237777
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Quad City Ultralight Aircraft
Model
Challenger LSS
Registration
N95478
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain control due to an in-flight separation of the vertical fin as a result of the failure of the airplane's builder to properly secure the vertical fin to the fuselage.