# Accident 20061022025069A: Amtr QUICKSILV2S, Arlington, AZ, October 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3214° N, 112.7547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3214&lon=-112.7547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7081N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7081N-2007-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson Kenneth F QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S (registry code 056155H, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-kenneth-f-quicksilver-sport-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILV2S
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061022025069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLYING FROM WEST TO EAST. IT WAS FLYING TOWARDS POWERLINES. PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE LINES, THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED ITS WINGS BACK AND FORTH. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WIRES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSPENDED FOR 5 SECONDS BEFORE FALLING THROUGH THE WIRES AND IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE PRIMARY WITNESS STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE GUSTING. SHE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE WIRES. ONCE CONTACT WITH THE WIRES OCCURRED, THE ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 LAX07LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA017), Oct 22, 2006: Wilson Quicksilver Sport 2S (N7081N), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles.

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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