Eipper Quicksilver MX II N242KH
10 September 1983 · Manteo, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 September 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Eipper Quicksilver MX II registered N242KH was involved in an accident near Manteo, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manteo, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.8906, -75.6605
- Aircraft
- Eipper Quicksilver MX II
- Registration
- N242KH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manteo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA363
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A STALL, THE ENG LOST POWER & WOULD NOT RECOVER. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE LANDED IN A MARSH & THE ULTRALIGHT ACFT NOSED OVER. DURING AN EXAM, WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR & FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL TANK CAP WAS REPORTEDLY BROKEN & A RAG HAD BEEN STUFFED IN THE 'CAP.' ALSO, THE REAR SPARK PLUG WAS SOOTY & THE FRONT SPARK PLUG CONTAINED AN OILY CARBON DEPOSIT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A LOOSE TERMINAL ON THE GROUND WIRE FOR THE COIL TO THE REAR CYLINDER. WATER WAS REMOVED FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM & THE ENG WAS STARTED & OPERATED NORMALLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1983 | Pterodactyl/Lambert NONE | Mt. Holly, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 1-23 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna 401A | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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