- Date
- August 8, 2014, 19:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cuenca, Spain
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- EC-FL8Quicksilver MXL Sport II
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 89851
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 8, 2014, about 1920 coordinated universal time, a Quicksilver MXL Sport II, motorized ultralight (ULM) aircraft, registry EC-FL8, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain during takeoff. The pilot was fatally injured. At the time of the accident the aircraft was departing from Aeródromo de Sotos (LESS), Cuenca, Spain for a local flight. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Spain. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Spain. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministrio de Fomento - CIAIAC Fruela, 6 - 1ª floor 28011 MADRID - ESPAÑA
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-FL8
- Reported as
- Quicksilver MXL Sport II
- Category
- Unknown, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 000787
- Engine
- Rotax, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- LESS · Cuenca
- Destination
- LESS · Cuenca
- Airport
- LESS · Aeródromo de Sotos
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 20, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11 KB in all.