Quicksilver GT400 UNREG

Summary

On 18 April 2014 at about 18:45 local time, a Quicksilver GT400 registered UNREG, operated by Donald Dahl, was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Kansas, 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

18 April 2014 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsboro, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.3158, -97.2175

Aircraft

Quicksilver GT400

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Donald Dahl

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hillsboro → Hillsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA205

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the unregistered airplane in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After completing the assembly of the unregistered airplane, the pilot made a high-speed taxi on the grass strip and the airplane veered off the runway. He taxied back to attempt a takeoff and, after takeoff, the airplane made a steep right. The airplane continued the flight, and the left wing collided with a tree. The pilot was ejected from the cockpit, and the airplane continued into a pond. The airplane did not contain a seatbelt. Continuity of the flight controls was confirmed, and no anomalies were noted with the engine or systems during postaccident examination. Weather in the area included a gusting wind up to 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.