Moses Tim C QUICKSILVER N184GT

Summary

On 21 October 2008 at about 16:45 local time, a Moses Tim C QUICKSILVER registered N184GT was involved in an accident near Wingate, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 October 2008 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wingate, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.0558, -80.4500

Aircraft

Moses Tim C QUICKSILVER

Registration

N184GT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wingate → Wingate

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA025

1 person died.

A loss of engine power due to a fractured crankshaft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the student pilot just landed from a cross country instructional flight. They decided to conduct additional traffic pattern work and took off from the grass strip. During the takeoff, when the airplane was 200 feet above the ground, there was a total loss of engine power. The flight instructor elected to allow the student handle the emergency. They were not able to return to the grass strip and elected to land in a rough corn field. The airplane landed flat with the left main wheel touching first. When the nose tire touched the ground the airplane flipped over. The forward section of airframe structure, where the student pilot was seated, collapsed. An examination of the engine revealed a fractured crankshaft near the number 2 piston journal section. The airplane’s maintenance records did not provide any history on the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.