ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287554
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| Date: | 21-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: | Eipper Quicksilver MXL II |
| Owner/operator: | Al Rowinski |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | 000799 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goodrich, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Goodrich, MI (None) |
| Goodrich, MI (None) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot had just departed from and was returning to land on a lake in an unregistered experimental airplane when the engine stopped producing power. He was unable to glide back to the water and the airplane collided with a tree and a house near the shoreline. When the airplane was examined, water and debris were found in the fuel system. The pilot stated that he conducted a preflight inspection before the accident flight and that he was 'afraid [he] missed something.†A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records revealed the airplane had not been issued an FAA airworthiness certificate.
Probable Cause: The operation of an unregistered and unairworthy airplane by a non-certificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot's improper preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to water/debris contamination in the fuel.
Sources:
NTSB CEN12LA483
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 12:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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