# Accident 19920508013879A: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Perris, CA, May 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Airport: Perris Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7646° N, 117.2190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRIS VALLEY (L65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7646&lon=-117.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LM-1993-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Macey Lawrence H QUICKSILVER GT 500 (registry code 056760F, https://openairdocs.org/model/macey-lawrence-h-quicksilver-gt-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILVER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508013879A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO NOSE OVER AT 600 FT AGL AND DIVE INTO GROUND. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX92LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA207), May 9, 1992: Lawrence H. Macey Quicksilver GT500 (N16LM), Perris, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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