Accident · 1999-07-20

NTSB case SEA99LA135 · Quicksilver Aircraft MX II A-HP · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-07-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Quicksilver Aircraft MX II A-HP (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The non-rated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while taking off from a gravel pit. Factors include a downdraft.

Source: NTSB case SEA99LA135

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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