Loss of control Accident Quicksilver Sport II N4396H,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146026
 
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Date:Monday 4 June 2012
Time:19:45
Type:Quicksilver Sport II
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N4396H
MSN: 0934
Engine model:Rotax 582DCDI
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:West of Manchester Municipal Airport - C27, Manchester, IA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Ryan, MN (PVT)
Destination airport:Manchester, IA (C27)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The airplane entered a sharp left bank turn over the airport at a low altitude before impacting the ground with the engine operating. The airplane wreckage was resting in a nose-down, left-wing-low orientation that was consistent with a stall. Examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a low altitude.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN12LA340
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB
FAA register: http://cbs2iowa.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11468.shtml_
http://www.manchester247.com/manchester_iowa_news_story_201206052.html
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_4396H.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4396H&x=18&y=21
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120605X63420&key=1

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jun-2012 08:22 Geno Added
05-Jun-2012 10:43 gerard57 Updated [Damage]
19-Jun-2012 14:22 Geno Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
21-Dec-2016 19:28 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
27-Nov-2017 20:44 ASN Update Bot Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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