Accident · 2003-07-28

NTSB case MIA03LA150 · Turkan Delta Wing Kite Trik · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-07-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Turkan Delta Wing Kite Trik (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's improper assembly and failure to connect a bolt following an attempted modification that resulted in airframe malfunction, and uncontrolled descent, and an impact with the ground.

Source: NTSB case MIA03LA150

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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