Quicksilver MX2 accident near Poplarville, MS
On February 17, 2013, a Quicksilver MX2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Poplarville, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 17, 2013
- Place
- Poplarville, MS
- Aircraft
- Quicksilver MX2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.829°N, 89.519°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130218X12118
Official records · ERA13LA136
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 17, 2013, about 1530 central standard time, an unregistered experimental Quicksilver MX II airplane, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering near Poplarville, Mississippi. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under the provisions of Title14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to acquaintances of the pilot, the accident flight was the pilot's first flight in the airplane after purchasing it several months prior. They stated that the pilot had been working on the airplane for about a month before the accident, and had recently been performing taxi tests around his residence, a mobile home park. On the day of the accident, a witness observed the pilot taxi the airplane several times around the mobile home park .The witness stated that the wind would "pick him up and then he would settle back down." This witness also reported that the pilot had been seen consuming alcohol on the day of the accident The pilot took off from a field next to the mobile home park and flew the airplane for about 30 minutes. He then turned the airplane to the west, where he made a low pass over a field, waved to onlookers, and continued towards a tree line. A witness reported the airplane was about level with the tops of the trees, which he estimated to be around 60 feet high. Witnesses observed the airplane's nose rise, and then heard the engine powe
Probable cause
The noncertificated pilot’s decision to make the flight and his failure to maintain clearance from trees 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.
