# Accident 20210225005449A: Hattiesburg, MS, February 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2021, 16:34 local time
- Place: Hattiesburg, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3271° N, 89.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hattiesburg, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3271&lon=-89.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210225005449A

## Narrative

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

2/25/2021 2234Z 1634CST, EVENT ID: 652372.  THE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT ABOUT AN UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT THAT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (LAT/LONG: 31.107809N, -089.274323W).  ONE PERSON REPORTED INJURIES AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT

03-02-2021 - PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO VERIFIED THAT HE WAS THE PILOT OF THE UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT DURING THE ACCIDENT ON 2/25/2021 NEAR HIS HOME WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT DURING FLIGHT.  HE LOOKED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AND HEADED TOWARDS THE FIELD ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PLANE WING CLIPPED A TREE LIMB AND TURNED THE ULTRALIGHT OVER.

03/03/2021 - PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE PERFORMED AN ONSITE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH CFR 103.1.  ALL PLACARD, LABELS, AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK AND THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO SEATS, AND A ROTAX 503 ENGINE WITH THREE BLADED PROPELLER.  THE AIRFRAME SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TO THE FUSELAGE.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE A PILOT?S OPERATING HANDBOOK OR OPERATING LIMITATIONS FOR THE ULTRALIGHT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS OR MAINTENANCE HISTORY FOR ULTRALIGHT.

THE ULTRALIGHT APPEARS TO FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF A QUICKSILVER MXII SPRINT.  THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR A QUICKSILVER MX II SPRINT FROM THE QUICKSILVER AIRCRAFT WEBSITE ARE:  THE AIRCRAFT HAS TWO SEATS INTENDED TO BE USED BY TWO OCCUPANT, THE EMPTY WEIGHT 330 POUNDS, AND A 6-GALLON FUEL TANK TO LIST A FEW.

THE OWNER/OPERATOR COULD NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH CFR 103.1.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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