# Accident 20180818014429A: Araujo Alberto QUICKSILVERMXLIISPOR, Westminster, MD, August 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Boughors Orchard Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6147° N, 77.0478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6147&lon=-77.0478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105SE-2019-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Araujo Alberto QUICKSILVERMXLIISPOR (registry code 05904AV, https://openairdocs.org/model/araujo-alberto-quicksilvermxliispor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARAUJO ALBERTO QUICKSILVERMXLIISPOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180818014429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTENDED A FLY-IN BREAKFAST AT 07MD (BOUGHORS ORCHARD AIRPORT). HE GAVE ANOTHER ATTENDEE A RIDE. AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING TOWARD THE SOUTH. AS HE APPROACHED THE FIELD, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE PRIVATE AIR STRIP. THE PILOT CIRCLED UNTIL THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR AND DURING THAT TIME HE LOST CONTROL AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED INTO A FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

WEATHER REPORTED:

TEMPERATURE: 81 DEGREES F

DEW POINT: 81 DEGREES F

HUMIDITY: 100 %

WIND: SW

WIND SPEED: 6 MPH

## 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 ERA18FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA221), Aug 18, 2018: Quicksilver MXL II Sport (N105SE), Westminster, MD, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight fracture of a stainless steel bolt that was used to secure the upper and lower wing cables to the outer attach point at the leading edge spar of the right wing due to stress corrosion…

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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