ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231630
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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 2019 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: | Quicksilver MX II Sprint |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N211RR |
| MSN: | 0631 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ/TJMZ), Mayagüez -
 Puerto Rico
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mayaguez |
| Mayaguez | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, while attempting to take a picture of himself, he accidentally moved the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position, which resulted in a loss of all engine power. He ditched the airplane onto open water and was rescued by boaters. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing and the structural tubing of the fuselage.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching in open water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=211RR
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2019 15:22 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Dec-2019 15:23 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Plane category] |
| 22-Dec-2019 15:23 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2019 00:09 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2020 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Aug-2020 16:55 | harro | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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