# Accident 19980808047099A: Crane Ronald F QCKSLVR SPRT MXL II, Glenheights, TX, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998, 18:14 local time
- Place: Glenheights, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5104° N, 96.7995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5104&lon=-96.7995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4562G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4562G-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crane Ronald F QCKSLVR SPRT MXL II (registry code 05630CY, https://openairdocs.org/model/crane-ronald-f-qckslvr-sprt-mxl-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808047099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUG 8, 1998, AT APPROX 1814 CDT, N4562G PERFORMED ON OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT IN THE ROUGH FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, ALTHOUGH NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE ONLY OCCUPANT. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THIS AIRCRAFT SINCE ITS RELOCATION FROM COLORADO TO TEXAS.

## 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 FTW98LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA355), Aug 8, 1998: Crane Quicksilver Sport 2 (N4562G), Glenn Heights, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as the result of the owner/pilot's failure to install and adjust the proper carburetor jets. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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