Loss of control Accident Quicksilver UNREG, 17 Dec 2013
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289613
 
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Date:17-DEC-2013
Time:15:00 LT
Type:Quicksilver
Owner/operator:
Registration: UNREG
MSN: UNKNOWN
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Palestine, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Palestine Airport, TX (PSN/KPSN)
Destination airport:Palestine Airport, TX (PSN/KPSN)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The noncertificated pilot was on a local flight in his unregistered airplane. The pilot reported that he did not recall any details of the accident. Witness reports indicated that the pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a runway, it stalled, and it then nosed down onto the runway. Calm wind prevailed at the airport about the time of the accident.

Probable Cause: The noncertificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during landing.

Sources:

NTSB CEN14LA091



Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report
Other occurrences involving this aircraft

9 Jun 2002 UNREG Private 1 Cook, Washington sub
14 Jan 2006 UNREG Otis E Hopkins 0 Bouse, Arizona min
2 Jul 2012 UNREG Private 0 Manvel, North Dakota sub
Loss of control.
17 Feb 2013 UNREG Poplarville, Mississippi sub
Loss of control.
25 Feb 2021 UNREG Private 0 Hattiesburg, Mississippi sub

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Revision history:

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