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| Date: | Sunday 18 December 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: | Quicksilver MXL II Sport |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N61202 |
| MSN: | MXL II SPORT 00087 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 157 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Loreauville, Iberia Parish, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Loreauville, LA |
| Loreauville, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that the airplane’s airspeed was “pretty slow” and that he was flying about 200 feet above ground level when he entered a sudden steep left turn. He did not add power as he entered the turn and likely used too much aileron. During the turn, the airplane stalled, entered a spin, and impacted the ground in a steep nose-down attitude. The impact caused substantial damage to all structural components of the airplane. The student pilot said he had about 5 hours of experience in the accident airplane and had not received any flight instruction in this make and model airplane. The passenger was not a pilot. In addition, the student pilot stated that he thought the accident would not have occurred if he had maintained a higher airspeed and had been at a higher altitude.
Probable Cause: The student pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2011 12:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Dec-2011 15:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:21 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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