# Accident 20130120000489A: Quicksilver SPORT IIS, Camarillo, CA, January 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2013, 14:34 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2103° N, 119.0964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2103&lon=-119.0964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1712, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver SPORT IIS (registry code 05903NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-sport-iis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER SPORT IIS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130120000489A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS RUNNING WITH INTENTION OF FLIGHT. PASSENGER WAS SEATED AND PIC WAS COMPLETING LAST PREFLIGHT VISUAL INSPECTION. PASSENGER'S FRIEND WAS NEAR THE AIRPLANE FILMING, AND WENT TO CHECK AND SEE IF A CAMERA MOUNTED ON TAIL BOOM SUPPORT WAS ON. CLEARANCE BETWEEN TAIL SUPPORT BOOM AND PROPELLER ARC IS 5-7 INCHES. PASSENGER'S FRIEND POSITIONED SELF BETWEEN TAIL BOOM SUPPORT AND ROTATING PROPELLER, AND WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE.

## 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 WPR13LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA096), Jan 20, 2013: Quicksilver Sport IIS (N1712), Camarillo, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The person on the ground’s failure to stay clear of a spinning propeller.

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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