# Accident 20121119025829A: Redd Tom QUICKSILVER GT 400, Oak Grove, LA, November 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5089° N, 92.8439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5089&lon=-92.8439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4031Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4031Q-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Redd Tom QUICKSILVER GT 400 (registry code 056106U, https://openairdocs.org/model/redd-tom-quicksilver-gt-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REDD TOM QUICKSILVER GT 400
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121119025829A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 LOCAL TIME N4031Q LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE, STRUCK A TREE, AND CRASHED.  THERE WAS ONE WITNESS WHO SAID HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TOWARDS THE OWNERS LANDING STRIP.  THE WITNESS LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD STILL HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING.  THE WITNESS SAID THAT SHORTLY AFTER LOSING SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT HE HEARD THE ENGINE QUIT AND SOON AFTERWARDS HEARD A CRUNCH SOUND.

## 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 CEN13LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA063), Nov 19, 2012: Redd Tom Quicksilver GT 400 (N4031Q), Oak Grove, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power, the specific cause of which could not be identified during the postaccident examination, and the airplane’s subsequent impact with trees.

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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