Accident · 2000-04-02

NTSB case LAX00LA153 · Quicksilver SPRINT 2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Quicksilver SPRINT 2 (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PATRICK S. HARRINGTON Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PATRICK S. HARRINGTON

Probable cause

The overheating and seizure of the number 2 piston for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which led to an inadvertent stall/mush.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA153

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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