Moses Tim C QUICKSILVER accident near Wingate, NC
On October 21, 2008, a Moses Tim C QUICKSILVER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wingate, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 21, 2008
- Place
- Wingate, NC
- Aircraft
- Moses Tim C QUICKSILVER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.056°N, 80.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081021X51158
Official records · ERA09LA025
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 21, 2008, at 1245 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built, Quicksilver GT-500, N184GT, incurred substantial damage when it impacted into terrain during a force landing shortly after taking off from the Arant Airport (1NC6), Wingate, NC. The owner/student pilot was killed and the flight instructor received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, instructional flight. A witness stated that he saw the accident airplane takeoff from outside his hangar. Moments later he heard a “noise” and then did not hear the airplane anymore. He believed that they may have been practicing emergency maneuvers but decided to go check on them and discovered they had crashed. Another witness stated that he was preparing to fly his airplane from the same grass strip. He earlier seen the accident airplane (184GT) flying and land, only to take off again just ahead of the witness’s anticipated takeoff. The witness observed 184GT takeoff from inside his airplane as he continued his ground run-up check. Shortly after, he heard over his radio “184GT making emergency landing”. The witness looked up through the windshield to see 184GT about 100 feet off the ground making a 30-degree turn towards the landing strip; whence it just departed from. The left wing dropped abruptly and the airplane descended at a very steep angle into the field. The certified flight instructor stated that he was given the owner/student flight lessons to get him ready for the practical portion for the sp
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to a fractured crankshaft.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
