# Accident 20110816022029A: P&M Aviation Ltd QUIK GT450 912S, Jackson, WY, August 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6336° N, 110.9086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6336&lon=-110.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988AZ-2013-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: P&M QUIK GT450 912S (registry code 0600034, https://openairdocs.org/model/p-m-quik-gt450-912s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: P&M AVIATION LTD QUIK GT450 912S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 215 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816022029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA387), Aug 17, 2011: P&M GT450 (N988AZ), Teton Village, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall mush to ground impact.

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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