# Accident 19830921052689A: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Wichita, KS, September 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1983, 19:15 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7698° N, 97.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7698&lon=-97.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3150X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3150X-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stearman QUICKSILVER MX II (registry code 05647WP, https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-quicksilver-mx-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 19050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILVER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,519 total, 9 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830921052689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND RELEASED CONTROL BEFORE INSTRUCTOR COULD TAKE OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA226), Sep 22, 1983: Eipper Quicksilver (N3150X), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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