Christian QUICKSILVER UNREG
21 August 2000 · Booneville, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2000 at about 12:10 local time, a Christian QUICKSILVER registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Booneville, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Booneville, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.6599, -88.5591
- Aircraft
- Christian QUICKSILVER
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA00LA276
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery, which resulted in impact with trees. Factors in this accident were the owner/pilot was not a certified pilot, and lacked training.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Just after takeoff, about 15 feet above the ground the ultra light aircraft stalled on the wing causing the airplane to go into a left turn sending it towards a small tree about 15 to 18 feet high. The airplane struck the top of the tree and was forced to the ground. The pilot did not have a pilot's certificate, or medical certificate. The pilot had only 1 hour of flight training in all aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-38-112 | Steens, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Air Tractor 502B | Perthshire, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2000 | Aeronca 11AC | Tylertown, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2000 | Beechcraft BE-23-A24R | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Richard E. MacNealy | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Cessna 150M | Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 2000 | Cessna 150G | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |