# Accident 20120519013129A: Quicksilver SPRINT II, Lebanon, IL, May 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2012, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6103° N, 89.8714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6103&lon=-89.8714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3521A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3521A-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver SPRINT II (registry code 059008M, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sprint-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 3203 (registry code 33733, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER SPRINT II
- Reported engine: HIRTH 3203
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519013129A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/19/2012 AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT 1815 LOCAL. THIS WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY.  PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. PREFLIGHT CHECKS WERE NORMAL, DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP AT ABOUT 30' ELEVATION, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND PILOT VEERED LEFT TO AVOID A RESIDENCE AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A  FIELD. IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WAS ON THE BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT AT THE CONNECTION TO THE FLYWHEEL.  AIRCRAFT FRAMEWORK AND ALL LANDING GEAR HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN12LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA309), May 19, 2012: Quicksilver Sprint II (N3521A), Lebanon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft, attributed to the relative movement between the crankshaft and flywheel assembly.

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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