# Accident 20100630038259A: Bradshaw Ti QUICKSILVER, Newark, IL, June 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Airport: Cushing Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5194° N, 88.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5194&lon=-88.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4469N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4469N-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bradshaw Timothy QUICKSILVER MX II (registry code 05904RT, https://openairdocs.org/model/bradshaw-timothy-quicksilver-mx-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 532 (registry code 55579, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRADSHAW TI QUICKSILVER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100630038259A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED CUSHING FIELD, NEWARK, IL AROUND 1830 CDT. DURING HIS FLIGHT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD.  HE THEN "WIGGLED THE KILL SWITCH AND THE ENGINE STARTED UP AGAIN."  HE DEPARTED FROM THE GRAVEL ROAD, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 2000 FEET OVER THE RIVER AND HEADED TOWARD CUSHING FIELD.  THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN AND HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A BEAN FIELD.  DURING HIS ROLL OUT HE TRIED TO REACH A ROAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEPART AGAIN.  HOWEVER, THERE WAS A DITCH BETWEEN THE FIELD AND THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT STATED, "HE WAS NOT AWARE HE NEEDED A PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND NEVER CARRIES THE REGISTRATION OR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON THE AIRCRAFT."  NEITHER OF THESE DOCUMENTS WERE AVAILABLE ON SCENE, NOR IS THE PILOT APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN10CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA398), Jul 1, 2010: Bradshaw Quicksilver MX II (N4469N), Newark, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise when the ignition switch vibrated into the "off" position, leading to the airplane's impact with a ditch during the off-field landing.

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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