# Accident 20081021853099A: Qckslv GT500, Wingate, NC, October 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2008
- Place: Wingate, NC
- Airport: Arant
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0558° N, 80.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0558&lon=-80.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184GT-2010-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moses Tim C QUICKSILVER GT-500 (registry code 059012W, https://openairdocs.org/model/moses-tim-c-quicksilver-gt-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QCKSLV GT500
- Reported engine: HIRTH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 319 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081021853099A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING A SIMULATED CROSS COUNTRY EARLIER, FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THEY LANDED AT ARANT AIRFIELD (1NC6) CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TOOK-OFF ON A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED, THE PILOT VEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE CORNFIELD. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THE LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, CAUSING THE NOSE TO HIT, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS LEAKED OUT ON THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA09LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA025), Oct 21, 2008: Moses Tim C Quicksilver (N184GT), Wingate, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a fractured crankshaft.

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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