# NTSB CEN17WA193: Quicksilver GT500, Barcelona, Spain, May 20, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 20, 2017
- Place: Barcelona, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA193
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95213/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA193

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 20, 2017, at 1000 local time, a Quicksilver GT-500, EC-BQ3, impacted terrain after making a steep left turn during takeoff from Gurb Aerodrome in Barcelona, Spain. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight was being operated as a local flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviació Civil (CIAIAC) Spain. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: CIAIAC Spain C/ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid Telephone: +34 91 5978960-63 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Investigator-in-Charge Mr. Carlos Perez Telephone: +34 91 5978906 E-mail: cpperez@fomento.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the CIAIAC Spain.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-BQ3 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER GT500
- Category: Ultralight
- Serial number: 0074
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown

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.

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