# Accident 20121020026759A: Quicksilver Mfg MXL II SPORT, Live Oak, CA, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 14:20 local time
- Place: Live Oak, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2211° N, 121.6981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2211&lon=-121.6981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187AB-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver Mfg MXL II SPORT (registry code 05903WI, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mfg-mxl-ii-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MFG MXL II SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020026759A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS GIVING RIDES TO FAMILY MEMBERS.   THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT A PASSENGER EMBARKED (135LBS), PILOT (180LBS). DEPARTED 18 OFF AN ASPHALT PAVED STRIP AT ABOUT 1420 PDT AND AT ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET AGL, HE BEGAN TO LOSE LIFT.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN (RICE FIELD) AND FLIPPED OVER.HE STATED TO THE NTSB THAT THAT HE EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT "100%" DURING TAKE-OFF AND PRIOR TO IMPACTING 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 WPR13CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA019), Oct 20, 2012: Quicksilver Mfg MXL II Sport (N187AB), Live Oak, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to compensate for turbulent conditions, which resulted in a loss of altitude.

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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