Quicksilver GT-500 N5503M

Summary

On 13 August 1999 at about 21:43 local time, a Quicksilver GT-500 registered N5503M was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 August 1999 at 21:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Quicksilver GT-500

Registration

N5503M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA117

Injuries not recorded.

The in-flight collision with an object for an undetermined reasons. A factor was the stolen/unauthorized use of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the FAA, the owner of the airplane was not aware that it had been flown in the last two days. Witnesses who found the airplane reported that the engine was cold. The airplane sustained wing and landing gear damage. According to the police report, the airplane was discovered by a neighbor of the property owner. The airplane was found abandoned. The airplane owner stated that the last time he saw the airplane was on August 11 when it was secured in his hangar at the Ormond Beach Airport. Upon investigation, the police found the hangar doors closed and the padlock unsecured. According to the airplane owner, only he and Sunrise Aviation had keys to the padlock and the key to the airplane was in the airplane. He reported that no one had permission to use his airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.