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FAA accident report · Qckslv GT-500 · Ormond Beach, FL · August 13, 1999

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Date
August 13, 1999 · 17:43 local
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5503M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL99LA117
Reported as
Qckslv GT500
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
N5503MRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2011 · Quicksilver GT-500S/N GT5-X0110 · Built 1996Airframe modelQuicksilver GT-500Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Possible stolen aircraft, found abandoned in a field by neighbors who called sheriff, acft found on 8/13/99, sheriff contacted owner who advised he was not aware that acft had been flown in last 2 days, rt wing is damaged and appears to have clipped a tree, landing gear also damaged. (.4)according to the FAA, the owner of the airplane was not aware that it had been flown in the last two days. Witnesses who found the airplane reported that the engine was cold. The airplane sustained wing and landing gear damage. According to the police report, the airplane was discovered by a neighbor of the property owner. The airplane was found abandoned. The airplane owner stated that the last time he saw the airplane was on August 11 when it was secured in his hangar at the Ormond Beach airport. Upon investigation, the police found the hangar doors closed and the padlock unsecured. According to the airplane owner, only he and sunrise aviation had keys to the padlock and the key to the airplane was in the airplane. He reported that no one had permission to use his airplane.

As the FAA filed it

POSSIBLE STOLEN AIRCRAFT, FOUND ABANDONED IN A FIELD BY NEIGHBORS WHO CALLED SHERIFF, ACFT FOUND ON 8/13/99, SHERIFF CONTACTED OWNER WHO ADVISED HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN IN LAST 2 DAYS, RT WING IS DAMAGED AND APPEARS TO HAVE CLIPPED A TREE, LANDING GEAR ALSO DAMAGED. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT HAD BEEN FLOWN IN THE LAST TWO DAYS. WITNESSES WHO FOUND THE AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COLD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED WING AND LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE AIRPLANE WAS DISCOVERED BY A NEIGHBOR OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND ABANDONED. THE AIRPLANE OWNER STATED THAT THE LAST TIME HE SAW THE AIRPLANE WAS ON AUGUST 11 WHEN IT WAS SECURED IN HIS HANGAR AT THE ORMOND BEACH AIRPORT. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE POLICE FOUND THE HANGAR DOORS CLOSED AND THE PADLOCK UNSECURED. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE OWNER, ONLY HE AND SUNRISE AVIATION HAD KEYS TO THE PADLOCK AND THE KEY TO THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THE AIRPLANE. HE REPORTED THAT NO ONE HAD PERMISSION TO USE HIS AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL99LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrmond Beach, FLThe in-flight collision with an object for an undetermined reasons. A factor was the stolen/unauthorized use of the airplane.Aug 13, 1999 · Substantial damage