# Accident 20170708015369A: Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II, Malibu, CA, July 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2017, 16:44 local time
- Place: Malibu, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1192° N, 119.1197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1192&lon=-119.1197&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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 29 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170708015369A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE SURVIVING PILOT (COPILOT), WHILE OPERATING THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET MSL, APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS OFF-SHORE OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN, BETWEEN POINT MUGU NAVAL AIR STATION, CALIFORNIA, AND MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, THE COPILOT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE CONTROL STICK. THE COPILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SLOWLY LOSE POWER. COPILOT THEN TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIC APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB WHILE HEADING TOWARD THE SHORE; HOWEVER, THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT RPM DECLINED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY DESCENDED TOWARD THE OCEAN. PIC EXECUTED A CONTROLLED DITCH OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, SOUTH OF "MUGU ROCK," AT THE POINT MUGU STATE PARK, MALIBU, CALIFORNIA. BOTH PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AND ATTEMPTED TO SWIM BACK TO THE SHORE. PIC DID NOT SURVIVE THE SWIM BACK TO THE SHORE.

## 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 WPR17FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA146), Jul 8, 2017: Chicco Miguel E Quicksilver Sport II (N2812), Point Mugu, CA, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination in combination with the low cruise altitude selected by the pilots, which resulted in an ocean…

## Other reports on N2812 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130628011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628011949A), Jun 28, 2013: Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II (N2812), Substantial damage. 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…

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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