Quicksilver GT500 9M-EAC

Summary

On 14 October 2017 at about 11:30 local time, a Quicksilver GT500 registered 9M-EAC was involved in an accident near Melaka, Malaysia. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 October 2017 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Melaka, Malaysia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Quicksilver GT500

Registration

9M-EAC

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR18WA025

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 14, 2017, about 1130 local time, a Quicksilver Aircraft GT-500, registration 9M-EAC, was destroyed after colliding with a river shortly after takeoff from Sungai Rambai Aerodrome, Melaka, Malaysia. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Malaysia. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger sustained serious injuries.The Ministry of Transport Malaysia - Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the AAIB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB: Ministry of Transport Malaysia (Air Accident Investigation Bureau) No 26, Jalan Tun Hussein, Presint 4, 62100 Putrajaya, Malaysia

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.