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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Quicksilver MX II SPRINT · Harker Heights, TX · September 24, 2020

Date: September 24, 2020 · 11:03 local
Place: Harker Heights, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9045Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA417
Reported as: Quicksilver MX II Sprint
Reported engine: ROTAX 582 CDI
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 460 total

N9045ZRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2023 · Quicksilver MX II SPRINTS/N 0558 · Built 2020 Airframe modelQuicksilver MX II SPRINT Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft bearing registration number N9045Z departed from skylark field airport (kile) with two adults on board heading north. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. After takeoff, the aircraft turned east then turned to the south heading towards hwy 14. The aircraft engine was struggling to make enough power to continue the flight. Pilot attempted to land in the median of hwy 14 but, it impacted the highway guard rail off the shoulder of the FAR east bound lane of hwy 14 at 11:03 CST. There was no post-crash fire. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Both adults received fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9045Z DEPARTED FROM SKYLARK FIELD AIRPORT (KILE) WITH TWO ADULTS ON BOARD HEADING NORTH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED EAST THEN TURNED TO THE SOUTH HEADING TOWARDS HWY 14. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENOUGH POWER TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE MEDIAN OF HWY 14 BUT, IT IMPACTED THE HIGHWAY GUARD RAIL OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE FAR EAST BOUND LANE OF HWY 14 AT 11:03 CST. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH ADULTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20LA417Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKilleen, TXA total loss of engine power due to cold seizure for a reason that could not be determined, and the pilot’s subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.Sep 24, 2020 · Substantial damage