Accident · 1996-07-13

NTSB case IAD96LA116 · Quicksilver SPRINT · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-07-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Quicksilver SPRINT (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: John Cochran Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JOHN F HARRISON

Probable cause

The pilot's improper planning/decision and exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft, which resulted in overload failure of the wing and subsequent uncontrolled collision with the terrain. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's failure to follow procedures and directives, his attempt to perform aerobatic maneuvers with a non-certificated aircraft, and subsequent entanglement of the parachute in the propeller during its deployment.

Source: NTSB case IAD96LA116

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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