# Accident 20200924018809A: Quicksilver MX II SPRINT, Harker Heights, TX, September 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2020, 11:03 local time
- Place: Harker Heights, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0745° N, 97.6829° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0745&lon=-97.6829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9045Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045Z-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver MX II SPRINT (registry code 05629OL, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-mx-ii-sprint) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MX II SPRINT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582 CDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200924018809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA417), Sep 24, 2020: Quicksilver Mxii (N9045Z), Killeen, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A 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…

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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