# Accident 19960713046529A: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Taylorsville, MD, July 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1996, 19:45 local time
- Place: Taylorsville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 39.4579° N, 77.0866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4579&lon=-77.0866&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILVER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713046529A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS STATED PILOT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AEROBATICALLY. DURING A MANUEVER THEY SAW A LARGE PORTION OF THE WING SEPARATE FROM THE ULTRALIGHT AT WHICH TIME A HIGH SPEED SPIRAL INTO THE GROUND RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THE ULTRALIGHT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILLARY FUEL TANK WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE FAR 103.1(E)(2) AND PLACES THE ULTRALIGHT INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT IT MUST BE CERTIFICATED AS AN AIRCRAFT WHICH IT WAS NOT. ADDITIONALLY, PILOT JOHN FRANKLIN HARRISON WAS NOT AN FAA CERTIFICATED AIRMAN. NOTE* THE ULTRALIGHT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM (BRS) WHICH WAS DEPLOYED BUT BECAME FOULED IN THE DAMAGED VEHICLE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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