# Accident 19870508015999A: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Monroe, NC, May 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1987, 19:43 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0693° N, 80.5209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0693&lon=-80.5209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53317, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53317-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moses Timothy C QUICKSILVER MX (registry code 056755J, https://openairdocs.org/model/moses-timothy-c-quicksilver-mx) (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: 230 total, 102 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508015999A

## Narrative

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

THE ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER ON FINAL AND HIT A TREE. PILOT SUSPECTS OLD AUTO FUEL CAUSED THE FAILURE.

## 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 ATL87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA137), May 8, 1987: Moss Timothy C Quicksilver MX (N53317), Monroe, NC, 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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