Amateur-built NONE accident near Mt. Holly, North Carolina, September 10, 1983
On September 10, 1983 at about 2:00 pm local time, a amateur-built NONE (ultralight), registered N2084Q, was destroyed in an accident near Mt. Holly, North Carolina. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 10, 1983 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Mt. Holly, North Carolina · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built NONE
- Registration
- N2084Q · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY ACCOMPANIED BY A PLT IN ANOTHER ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT ACFT WAS FASTER, SO THE PLT MANEUVERED AROUND WHILE EN ROUTE. DURING A TURN, THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE GOT OUT OF SIGHT FROM THE PLT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE & BECAME PERMANENTLY SEPARATED. AT 0957 EDT, A BOEING 727 CREW REPORTED A NEAR MISS WITH 2 ULTRALIGHTS IN THAT VICINITY. THE CAPTAIN ESTIMATED A SEPARATION OF APRX 100 FT. HOWEVER, HE OBSERVED THE ULTRALIGHTS AGAIN ABOUT 10 TO 15 SEC LATER & SAW NO EVIDENCE OF AN UPSET. AT ABOUT 1000 EDT, WITNESSES SAW THE LEFT WING OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT FOLD UPWARD, THEN HEARD A LOUD POP & SAW THE ULTRALIGHT FALL VERTICALLY TO THE GROUND. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED ONLY OVERLOAD FAILURES. REPORTEDLY, THE ULTRALIGHT WAS INVOLVED IN SOME TYPE OF MISHAP ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT VERIFIED, BUT THE PROP & THE AXLE OF THE MAIN WHEELS REQUIRED REPLACING. DURING CONSTRUCTION, THEBUILDER HAD MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACFT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 700 hours in all; 700 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 27 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 2, 1983; 5 hours since
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cuyuna NONE (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Huntersville NC
- Destination: Charlotte NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 pm from CLT, 7 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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