# Accident 20201006017259A: Stephens William E QUICKSILVER, Mt Vernon, IN, October 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2020, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9204° N, 87.7663° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9204&lon=-87.7663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2942A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STEPHENS WILLIAM E QUICKSILVER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201006017259A

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, 10/06/2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:20 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A QUICKSILVER MXL-2 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF POSEY PATCH ULTRALIGHT PARK (59II), LOCATED IN MOUNT VERNON, INDIANA. THE STUDENT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER 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 CEN21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA008), Oct 6, 2020: Stephens William E Quicksilver MXL-2 Sport (N2942A), Mount Vernon, IN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was…

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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