# Accident 19830925051779A: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Erie, CO, September 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0204° N, 105.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0204&lon=-105.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4412L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4412L-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson James J QUICKSILVER MX II (registry code 056758D, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-james-j-quicksilver-mx-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILVER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 110 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925051779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A HIGH SINK RATE CAUSED HIM TO CRASH IN AN OPEN FIELD WHILE DEMONSTRATING GLIDE ANGLE TO A BUYER.

## 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 DEN83FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE13), Sep 25, 1983: Eipper Quicksilver MX 11 (N4412L), Erie, CO, 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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