Accident · 1993-11-29

NTSB case FTW94FA041 · QUICKSILVER MX II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-11-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: QUICKSILVER MX II (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: JACKSON, LARRY D. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JACKSON, LARRY D.

Probable cause

POOR JUDMENT OF THE PILOT AFTER USE OF DRUGS, HIS IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF AN OBSTRUCTION DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S ABILITY, A TAILWIND CONDITION, RISING TERRAIN, AND AN OBSTRUCTION (TRANSMISSION LINE) NEAR THE END OF THE TAKEOFF AREA.

Source: NTSB case FTW94FA041

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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