P&M Aviation Ltd Quikr accident near Cedar Town, GA
On June 25, 2009, a P&M Aviation Ltd Quikr was involved in an accident near Cedar Town, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 25, 2009
- Place
- Cedar Town, GA
- Aircraft
- P&M Aviation Ltd Quikr · WSFT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.018°N, 85.141°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090626X00349
Official records · ERA09LA369
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 25, 2009, at 1630 eastern daylight time, a P&M Aviation LTD QuikR, Special Light Sport Aircraft, N433PM, was substantially damaged during collision with terrain following an uncontrolled descent near Cedartown, Georgia. The certificated sport pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The flight originated from the Polk County Airport, Cedartown Georgia (4A4) at an unspecified time. According to a witness, he observed the airplane in a downward spiral before it collided with trees. Another witness watched the airplane descend at a high rate before it crashed into the woods. He said the engine noise was smooth and continuous with no interruption until ground contact. The pilot, age 44, held a sport pilot certificate. The pilot was issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third class medical certificate on January 1, 2008, with no limitations. The pilot reported 300 total hours of flight experience on that date. The pilot's logbook was not available for review. The two-seat, weight-shift, fixed-gear airplane, was manufactured in 2009. It was powered by a Rotax 912ULS, 100hp engine and equipped with a 2-bladed Sensenich propeller. The 2-bladed propeller was not approved for this application by the aircraft manufacturer. The recommended propeller was a 3-bladed propeller. No airplane logbooks were recovered, so the airplanes total time and the date of its most recent inspection could not be
Probable cause
A loss of aircraft control for an undetermined reason.
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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.
