# Accident 20170101000739A: Quicksilver GT-400 R503, New Braunfels, TX, January 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2017, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6414° N, 98.2028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6414&lon=-98.2028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver GT-400 R503 (registry code 0590393, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt-400-r503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER GT-400 R503
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170101000739A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING KITTY HAWK FLYING FIELD (TS67) IN SCHERTZ, TX, PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO A HOUSING AREA WHEN, DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR OF HIS AIRCRAFT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH SOME POWER LINES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN LANDING INVERTED ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE.  PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN17LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA079), Jan 1, 2017: Quicksilver GT-400 R503 (N415HC), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a loose spark plug. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the airplane.

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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