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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · P&M QUIK GT450 912S · Jackson, WY · August 16, 2011

Date
August 16, 2011 · 18:30 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Airport
N/A
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N988AZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA387
Reported as
P&M Quik GT450 912S
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total215 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The light sport, weight shift aircraft was being operated on a personal flight, in a mountainous area above 9000 feet asl. While attempting to fly over a peak the aircraft stalled and while trying to recover the pilot flew the aircraft into terrain.

As the FAA filed it

THE LIGHT SPORT, WEIGHT SHIFT AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA ABOVE 9000 FEET ASL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLY OVER A PEAK THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.