# Accident 20130628011949A: Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II, June 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2013, 19:00 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1478° N, 119.0150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1478&lon=-119.0150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2812, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II (registry code 05903IZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/chicco-miguel-e-quicksilver-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHICCO MIGUEL E QUICKSILVER SPORT II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 309 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628011949A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 28, 2013 THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CMA ON A TEST FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S POWERPLANT HAD OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MISSING DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE. THE PIC HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THE POWERPLANT HAD INTERMITTENT MISSING ON THE FLIGHT.

AFTER THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY THE PIC HAD MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE POWERPLANT CARBURATION SYSTEM TO RICHEN THE MIXTURE. AFTER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE POWERPLANT, THE PIC DECIDED TO PERFORM A TEST FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER ON THE AIRCRAFT.

APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE POWERPLANT LOST POWER. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH TO THE AUX FUEL SOURCE AND RUN ON ONE MAGNETO. NEITHER OF THESE ACTIONS RESTORED ENGINE POWER.

THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND FLIP OVER ON ITS TOP. BOTH THE PIC AND THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND ULTIMATELY CALLED 911.

THE VENTURA COUNTY SHERRIFF?S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND AIRLIFTED THE PIC AND PASSENGER TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 WPR13LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA318), Jun 29, 2013: Chicco Quicksilver Sport II (N2812), Newbury Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power while maneuvering due to the blockage of the exhaust system by broken internal engine baffles that had shifted during the flight, which resulted in a forced landing…

## Other reports on N2812 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170708015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170708015369A), Jul 8, 2017: Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II (N2812), Malibu, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. According to the surviving pilot (copilot), while operating the accident aircraft at approximately 300 feet MSL, approximately 300 yards off-shore over the…

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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