Accident · 2005-07-19

NTSB case LAX05LA242 · Quicksilver MXLII 101 Sport · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-07-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Quicksilver MXLII 101 Sport (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing that resulted in a stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain.

Source: NTSB case LAX05LA242

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.

All incidents →