# Accident 20090117001159A: Quicks SPORT2SR582, Ventura, CA, January 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2009, 12:28 local time
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3192° N, 119.3303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3192&lon=-119.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6976C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6976C-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver SPORT 2S R582 (registry code 0590052, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sport-2s-r582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKS SPORT2SR582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090117001159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS FLYING SLOW AND LOW OVER THE WATER, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN ALTITUDE.  AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN HIS LEFT WING HIT THE WATER FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE WATER.

## 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 WPR09CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA088), Jan 17, 2009: Quicksilver Sport 2S R582 (N6976C), Ventura, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the 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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