Quicksilver Sport II accident near Manchester, IA
On June 5, 2012, a Quicksilver Sport II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Manchester, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 5, 2012
- Place
- Manchester, IA
- Aircraft
- Quicksilver Sport II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.490°N, 91.498°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120605X63420
Official records · CEN12LA340
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 4, 2012, about 1945 central daylight time, a Quicksilver Sport II, N4396H, impacted terrain while maneuvering over the Manchester Municipal Airport (C27), Manchester, Iowa. The certificated sport pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which had not been operating on a flight plan. The flight originated from the pilot's private airstrip near Ryan, Iowa, and was en route to C27. A witness saw the aircraft approach from the south on a northerly heading about 200 feet above the ground. The airplane turned toward the west at the midpoint of the field, which the witness assumed was for a left downwind entry for runway 36. The witness said that the aircraft had flown behind the hangar he was in when he heard it crash. Another witness stated that the aircraft made a "sharp left bank" and flew over the hangar for about 15-30 seconds prior to the crash. The aircraft was a 2008 Quicksilver Sport II, serial number 0934, experimental light-sport aircraft, that was registered to the pilot on December 21, 2007. The Application for U.S. Airworthiness Certificate owner's certification and FAA representative certification were dated January 21, 2008, and January 28, 2008, respectively, at a total airframe time of 1.2 hours. An aircraft logbook entry dated August 15, 2008, states that the aircraft flight test hours were completed.
Probable cause
An inadvertent aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a low altitude.
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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.
