Fatal Training Accident Involving a Free Bird PICA 2 Ultralight Aircraft (EP-1390)

Overview and Flight Details On 15 August 2019, a Free Bird PICA 2 ultralight aircraft with registration EP-1390 was involved in a fatal accident near Iivanki Aerodrome. The aircraft was owned by Mr. Mostafa Sarakhil and operated by Boland Parvaz Khavar Company. The flight was a training exercise for a student pilot pursuing an ultralight private pilot license (UL PPL). ## Sequence of Events The designated instructor, holding UL IP Designator number 54, conducted two training flights that day. The first flight lasted 45 minutes and included touch-and-go and low approach maneuvers. After a brief rest, the second flight began at 19:41 local time. The aircraft took off from runway 18 and proceeded eastward. During a right turn for a simulated landing on runway 40 at approximately 441 feet altitude, the aircraft entered a stall and spin. It impacted the ground 411 meters from the runway 40 threshold, outside the aerodrome fence, and caught fire. ## Casualties and Damage Both the instructor and the student pilot were killed in the accident. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. No damage was reported to public or private property beyond the aircraft itself. ## Personnel and Aircraft Information The instructor was a retired civil aviation consultant with approximately 1,111 hours of ultralight flight experience. The student pilot had accumulated 41 hours and 44 minutes of flight time at the time of the accident. The aircraft was manufactured by Hoafada Darana Company in Tehran in 2012 and held a Permit to Fly number 97/259.