# Accident 20040828035239A: Amtr QUICKSLVERII, Rio Vista, CA, August 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2364° N, 121.6817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2364&lon=-121.6817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4358Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4358Z-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carey Joel E QUICKSILVER MXL SPRT (registry code 056760H, https://openairdocs.org/model/carey-joel-e-quicksilver-mxl-sprt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSLVERII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828035239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LOW CRUISE AIRRAFT WING STRUCK TALL BAMBOO BUSHES CAUSING ACFT TO LOSE CONTROL AND STRIKE ROAD. (RECONSTRUCTED REPORT) FSDO DIDN'T INVESTIGATE.

## 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 LAX04CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA306), Aug 29, 2004: Quicksilver MXL II (N4358Z), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from high vegetation while flying at a low altitude.

## Other reports on N4358Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20131124022369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131124022369I), Nov 24, 2013: Carey Joel E QUICKSILVER MXL SPRT (N4358Z), Discovery Bay, CA, Minor damage. N4358Z, experimental amateur built aircraft, departed rio vista airport at 1450 with one pilot and one passenger on a recreational flight over the delta water…

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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