# Accident 20240720021569A: Quicksilver GT-400, Mansfield, MO, July 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2024, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MO
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1268° N, 92.6216° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1268&lon=-92.6216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quicksilver GT-400 (registry code 05901P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER GT-400
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240720021569A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS, WHO WAS ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 25, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH ABOUT IT'S LONGITUDINAL (ROLL) AXIS. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AERODYANMIC STALL, AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT  QUICKLY DECENDED  AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED ON SCENE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CONTROL YOKE, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACT FORCES, THERE WERE NO APPEARENT DISCONTINUITIES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THERE WAS NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, FLIGHT MANUAL OR WEIGHT AND BALANCE PAPERWORK IN OR ABOUT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

## 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 CEN24LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA281), Jul 20, 2024: Quicksilver GT-400 (N919PS), Mansfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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