Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL II UNREG

Summary

On 21 July 2012 at about 20:00 local time, a Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL II registered UNREG, operated by Al Rowinski, was involved in an accident near Goodrich, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 July 2012 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodrich, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

42.9189, -83.5056

Aircraft

Eipper QUICKSILVER MXL II

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Al Rowinski

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goodrich → Goodrich

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA483

1 person was seriously injured.

The operation of an unregistered and unairworthy airplane by a non-certificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot’s improper preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to water/debris contamination in the fuel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot had just departed from and was returning to land on a lake in an unregistered experimental airplane when the engine stopped producing power. He was unable to glide back to the water and the airplane collided with a tree and a house near the shoreline. When the airplane was examined, water and debris were found in the fuel system. The pilot stated that he conducted a preflight inspection before the accident flight and that he was “afraid [he] missed something.” A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records revealed the airplane had not been issued an FAA airworthiness certificate.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.