Accident · 2004-06-18

NTSB case SEA04LA110 · Quicksilver MXL · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-06-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Quicksilver MXL (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an undetermined in-flight operational phase resulting in an uncontrolled descent into the terrain. Factors include strong gusty winds in the area of the accident.

Source: NTSB case SEA04LA110

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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