# Accident 20110806018809A: Quicksilver SPRINT II, Douglass, KS, August 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2011, 17:59 local time
- Place: Douglass, KS
- Airport: Pilot Pointe Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4711° N, 97.0136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4711&lon=-97.0136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403BP-2015-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver SPRINT II (registry code 059008M, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sprint-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER SPRINT II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA551) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806018809A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/06/2011 AT 15:59 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N403BP LOST POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CROP FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOUGLASS, KS.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT RECIEVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURY AT THE SCENE.  LATER THAT EVENING THE PASSENGER REPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CEN11CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA551), Aug 6, 2011: Quicksilver Sprint II (N403BP), Douglas, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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