# Accident 20160702013879A: Pollack John V QUICKSILVER SPRINT2S, Bullard, TX, July 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2016, 19:45 local time
- Place: Bullard, TX
- Airport: Aero Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0989° N, 95.4469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0989&lon=-95.4469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250AB-2019-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pollack John V QUICKSILVER SPRINT2S (registry code 05903WF, https://openairdocs.org/model/pollack-john-v-quicksilver-sprint2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POLLACK JOHN V QUICKSILVER SPRINT2S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 330 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160702013879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON LAKE PALESTINE, CRACKING A FLOAT AND AIRCRAFT SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE

## 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 CEN16LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA244), Jul 3, 2016: Pollack Quicksilver SPRINT2S (N250AB), Bullard, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of airplane control during landing for reasons that could not be determined, because the airplane sank and was not recovered.

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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