# Accident 20080421831339A: Qckslv GT500, Paris, TN, April 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Paris, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3056° N, 88.4539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3056&lon=-88.4539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101GP-2008-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dragon Fly GT-500 R912 (registry code 056193A, https://openairdocs.org/model/dragon-fly-gt-500-r912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QCKSLV GT500
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080421831339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1001CST, A QUICKSILVER FT 500 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, MODIFIED AND CONFIGURED FOR AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING, N101GP, LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR PARIS, TN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC08LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA165), Apr 21, 2008: Dragon Fly GT-500 (N101GP), Paris, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fuel system configuration that was not in accordance with the engine manufacturer's published guidance, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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