# Accident 20171119019449A: Quicksilver MXL SPORT, Camarillo, CA, November 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2017, 14:45 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0956° N, 119.0753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0956&lon=-119.0753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7712, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver MXL SPORT (registry code 05903JM, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mxl-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MXL SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119019449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE DESCENDED AND FLEW OVER ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AND THOUGHT THIS WAS THE SECOND SET. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING BACK AT THE ROAD AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE AIRCRAFT HUNG FOR A SPLIT SECOND , THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE STRUCK THE SECOND SET OF WIRES THE HE DID NOT SEE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 GAA18CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA054), Nov 19, 2017: Quicksilver MXL Sport (N7712), Point Mugu, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power wires.

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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