Accident Eipper Quicksilver MXL II UNREG, Saturday 21 July 2012

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Date:	Saturday 21 July 2012
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Eipper Quicksilver MXL II
Owner/operator:	Al Rowinski
Registration:	UNREG
MSN:	000799
Total airframe hrs:	90 hours
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Goodrich, Michigan - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Goodrich, MI (None)
Destination airport:	Goodrich, MI (None)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.â€ A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records revealed the airplane had not been issued an FAA airworthiness certificate.

Probable Cause: 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.

Accident investigation: