Loss of control Accident Quicksilver GT400 UNREG, Friday 18 April 2014

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Date:	Friday 18 April 2014
Time:	13:45 LT
Type:	Quicksilver GT400
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	UNREG
MSN:	-
Engine model:	Rotax 503
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hillsboro, Kansas - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Hillsboro, KS
Destination airport:	HILLSBORO, KS (M66)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
After completing the assembly of the unregistered airplane, the pilot made a high-speed taxi on the grass strip and the airplane veered off the runway. He taxied back to attempt a takeoff and, after takeoff, the airplane made a steep right. The airplane continued the flight, and the left wing collided with a tree. The pilot was ejected from the cockpit, and the airplane continued into a pond. The airplane did not contain a seatbelt. Continuity of the flight controls was confirmed, and no anomalies were noted with the engine or systems during postaccident examination. Weather in the area included a gusting wind up to 20 knots.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the unregistered airplane in gusting wind conditions.

Accident investigation: