Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II accident near Point Mugu, CA
On July 8, 2017, a Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Point Mugu, CA. 1 person died.
- Date
- July 8, 2017
- Place
- Point Mugu, CA
- Aircraft
- Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 34.119°N, 119.120°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170709X03649
Official records · WPR17FA146
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Record of Communication (Pilot): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2017, about 1647 Pacific daylight time, a Quicksilver MXL-II Sport experimental light sport airplane, N2812, sustained unknown damage when it ditched in the Pacific Ocean near Point Mugu, California. The two pilots on board escaped from the airplane before it sank. One pilot successfully swam to shore, but the other pilot died during his attempted swim to shore. The airplane was owned by Sky Knights Flight Club (SKFC) and was operated by the pilots under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that departed from Camarillo Airport (CMA), Camarillo, California, about 1630. According to the surviving pilot, he and the other pilot were both members of SKFC, which was based at CMA. Each of the pilots was qualified by the club to operate the airplane on his own. The club also owned two other experimental light sport airplanes similar to the accident airplane. These were a Quicksilver Sport IIS airplane, N1712, and a Quicksilver MXL Sport single-place airplane, N7712. On the day of the accident, a total of five persons, including the two accident pilots, planned to fly the three airplanes in loose formation south to the shoreline and then proceed southeast from there for a local flight. The accident airplane was equipped with side-by-side seats and dual controls. According to the surviving sport pilot, he took the left seat and the other pilot, who was a private pilot and a certificated flight instructor (CFI) for light sport aircraft, too
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination in combination with the low cruise altitude selected by the pilots, which resulted in an ocean ditching. The lack of personal flotation devices likely contributed to the drowning of one of the pilots.
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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.
