# Accident 20140928017649A: Quicksilver Eipper Acft Inc GT 400, Lebanon, CT, September 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6017° N, 72.2308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6017&lon=-72.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3740A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3740A-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver Eipper Acft GT 400 (registry code 05903T7, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-eipper-acft-gt-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER EIPPER ACFT INC GT 400
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA462) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140928017649A

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:55 AM, AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, WITH EXPIRED REGISTRATION NUMBER N3740A , COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA IN LEBANON, CT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATELY OWNED HAYFIELD ADJACENT TO THE CRASH SITE IN WHICH THE OWNER ALLOWS AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. THE CRASH SITE IS LOCATED JUST AFT OF THE BACKYARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL HOME.

A NEARBY NEIGHBOR PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATING THAT SHE HEARD THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH AND ALSO HEARD THE ENGINE RUNNING AFTER THE IMPACT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOPPING.

VISUAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF FUEL, UNRESTRICTED FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATION AND CONTINUITY WITH NO OTHER VISIBLE ANOMALIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE SINGLE NON-CERTIFICATED OWNER PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRLIFTED TO HARTFORD HOSPITAL IN HARTFORD, CT. WITH PELVIC AND LEG INJURIES.

AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED WITH THE PRIVATE OWNER OF THE HAYFIELD REVEALED THAT THE RECOMMENDED TAKEOFF DIRECTION IS TO THE EAST DUE TO THE RISING TERRIAN WITH TREES AND HOMES ON THE WEST. THE PILOT STATED DURING HIS INTERVIEW THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH TEN DEGREES OF FLAPS AND THE DEPARTURE WAS MADE TO THE WEST. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE TREES RESULTING FROM THE RISING TERRAIN, THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL COLUMN AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS SINCE HE LAST OPERATED INTO THE PRIVATE HAYFIELD. NO EVIDENCE OF A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFCATE ISSUANCE HAS BEEN FOUND.

## 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 ERA14LA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA462), Sep 28, 2014: Quicksilver Eipper Acft GT 400 (N3740A), Lebanon, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s misjudgment of the takeoff distance needed to clear trees at the end of the runway.

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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