# Accident 20110910021569A: Benevelli Michael E QUICKSILVER GT400, Bollingbrook, IL, September 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2011, 15:06 local time
- Place: Bollingbrook, IL
- Airport: Clow International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6958° N, 88.1292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6958&lon=-88.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2590A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2590A-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Benevelli Michael E QUICKSILVER GT400 (registry code 05903RV, https://openairdocs.org/model/benevelli-michael-e-quicksilver-gt400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENEVELLI MICHAEL E QUICKSILVER GT400
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA656](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA656) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910021569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED CLOW (IC5) AT 1503 CDT EN ROUTE TO CUSHING (OC8).  PILOT TROUBLESHOT CRACKLING NOISE BY TURNING OFF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ONE-BY-ONE. CRACKLING NOISE REMAINED.  ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WAS TURNED BACK ON.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOOSING POWER AND ALTITUDE RAPIDLY. PILOT MADE LANDING IN BEAN FIELD.NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS TO PROPERTY. PILOT UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN11LA656](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA656), Sep 10, 2011: Quicksilver GT400 (N2590A), Bolingbrook, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the engine or airframe.

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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