Accident · 2000-07-23

NTSB case MIA00LA228 · Quicksilver MXL II SPORT · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-07-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Quicksilver MXL II SPORT (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft due to impairment by use of drugs, and the resultant uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the terrain.

Source: NTSB case MIA00LA228

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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