# Accident 20180405003349A: Quicksilver GT-400, Maxwell, IA, April 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2018, 16:01 local time
- Place: Maxwell, IA
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8402° N, 92.6146° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8402&lon=-92.6146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2433Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2433Z-2021-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver GT-400 (registry code 05901P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER GT-400
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180405003349A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON TAKE-OFF WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE 110 FEET EAST AND 350 FEET NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 250 FEET FROM THE TREE.   THE PILOT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES.  THE INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND DOES NOT HOLD PILOT CERTIFICATION TO OPERATE THIS AIRCRAFT NOR DOES HE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN THE EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN18LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA137), Apr 5, 2018: Quicksilver GT 400 (N2433Z), Maxwell, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's unfamiliarity with the airplane, which resulted in a loss of airplane control when the pilot encounter a wind gust.

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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