Quicksilver MXL II SPORT UNREG

Summary

On 31 January 2009 at about 23:11 local time, a Quicksilver MXL II SPORT registered UNREG, operated by Gerald Brown, was involved in an accident near Ellenboro, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 January 2009 at 23:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellenboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Summey Airpark (8NC2)

Coordinates

35.3239, -81.7553

Aircraft

Quicksilver MXL II SPORT

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gerald Brown

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ellenboro → Ellenboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA150

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during climbout. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the make and model of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had just purchased the unregistered, uncertificated, experimental, amateur-built airplane. He began taxiing it around the airport, and then taxied to Runway 14. Shortly thereafter he departed, making a hard left bank turn. He flew between two airport hangars, struck a power line, and collided with the ground. The pilot’s wife stated that he had less than 1 hour of flight time in the accident airplane. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.