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FAA accident report · Amtr Quicksilver · Booneville/Bald, MS · August 21, 2000

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Date
August 21, 2000 · 07:10 local
Place
Booneville/Bald, MS
Airport
Booneville/Baldwyn Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Quicksilver
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total15 in this make and model

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What happened

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

(-23) Upon takeoff at an altitude of approx. 15' above the runway, the a/c stalled, banked to the left, hit a tree and crashed into the ground. (.4) on August 21, 2000, about 0710 central daylight time, a homebuilt chr istian Quicksilver, non-registered aircraft, impacted with trees just after takeoff from a private airstrip, near Booneville, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The non-rated pilot and one passenger reported serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time. The pilot stated, "...soon after takeoff [about] 15 feet the ultra light aircraft stalled on the wing causing the ultra light to go into a left turn sending it towards a small tree about 15-18 feet. The ultra light struck the top of the tree and forced us to the ground." According to the FAA, the pilot did not have a pilot or medical certificate. The pilot had only 1 hour of flight training in all aircraft, and about 15 hours in this make and model. This accident was originally reported as a nonregistered ultralight. The FAA later realized it was a two-seat aircraft and needed to be reported as accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 15' ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE A/C STALLED, BANKED TO THE LEFT, HIT A TREE AND CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. (.4) ON AUGUST 21, 2000, ABOUT 0710 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT CHR ISTIAN QUICKSILVER, NON-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT, IMPACTED WITH TREES JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, NEAR BOONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE NON-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED, "...SOON AFTER TAKEOFF [ABOUT] 15 FEET THE ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT STALLED ON THE WING CAUSING THE ULTRA LIGHT TO GO INTO A LEFT TURN SENDING IT TOWARDS A SMALL TREE ABOUT 15-18 FEET. THE ULTRA LIGHT STRUCK THE TOP OF THE TREE AND FORCED US TO THE GROUND." ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT HAD ONLY 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TRAINING IN ALL AIRCRAFT, AND ABOUT 15 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS ACCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A NONREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT. THE FAA LATER REALIZED IT WAS A TWO-SEAT AIRCRAFT AND NEEDED TO BE REPORTED AS ACCIDENT.