# Accident 20111218029899A: Quicksilver MXL II, Loreauville, LA, December 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Loreauville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0389° N, 91.7208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0389&lon=-91.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61202, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61202-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver MXL II (registry code 059003C, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxl-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MXL II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111218029899A

## Narrative

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

FLYING UPWIND AND FROM APPROXIMATELY 200 FT AGL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN THAT RESULTED IN A STALL-SPIN. HE STATED HE DID NOT ADD THROTTLE AS THE AIRCRAFT LOST "POWER." THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, PONTOONS FIRST.

## 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 CEN12CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA119), Dec 18, 2011: Quicksilver MXL II (N61202), Loreauville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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