# Accident 20191222019829A: Quicksilver Mfg MX II SPRINT, Mayguez, PR, December 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2019, 08:09 local time
- Place: Mayguez, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2106° N, 67.1592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2106&lon=-67.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211RR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver Mfg MX II SPRINT (registry code 05903UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mfg-mx-ii-sprint) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MFG MX II SPRINT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191222019829A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 22, 2019, N211RR A QUICKSILVER, MX II SPRINT, EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM TJMZ (MAYAGUEZ AIRPORT, PR) FOR A SIGHTSEEN FLIGHT AT MAYAGUEZ BAY, MAYAGUEZ, PR. THE PILOT STATED THAT IN THE VICINITY OF MAYAGUEZ BAY, WHILE TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF HIMSELF (SELFIE) ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE FUEL SHUTDOWN VALVE. THE ENGINE DID SHUT DOWN. THEN HE DITCHED ON THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT SANK. HE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION OR MEDICAL HELP. LOCAL BOATERS RETRIEVED HIM.

## 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 ERA20CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA059), Dec 22, 2019: Eipper Quicksilver (N211RR), Mayaguez, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel…

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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