# NTSB CEN24LA281: Quicksilver GT-400, N919PS, Mansfield, MO, July 20, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 20, 2024, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Mansfield, MO - Coordinates: 37.126778, -92.621611 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1268&lon=-92.6216&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194752 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA281 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194752/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194752 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA281 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Quicksilver GT-400, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=05901P8), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Quicksilver GT-400, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=05901P8), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Quicksilver GT-400, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05901P8), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Quicksilver GT-400, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=05901P8), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was on the first familiarization flight in his newly acquired airplane, having previous experience in a slower model of the airplane. He reported that the taxi and takeoff were normal, but during the climb, the airplane stalled and broke hard to the right. The pilot could not recover from the stall and the airplane impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the empennage, wings, and the front of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N919PS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919PS), registered now, S/N 1234 PS, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER GT-400 - Registry model: [Quicksilver GT-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/quicksilver-gt-400) (registry code 05901P8) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 503 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (registry code 55564, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1234 PS - Year built: 1984 - Airframe hours: 361 - Engines: Rotax 503 50 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, May 27, 2023 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 03B, Mansfield Municipal Airport, runway 25, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: single; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 80 total, 1 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.08 inHg - Observed at: KSGF, 37 nm away - METAR: KSGF 202252Z 06005KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02560161 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240720021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240720021569A), Jul 20, 2024: Quicksilver GT-400, Mansfield, MO, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194752. 4.9 MB in all. - NTSB form 6120 pilot operator report CEN24LA281 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17621393&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120%20Pilot%20Operator%20Report%20CEN24LA281_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for the record witness interview summary CEN24LA281 (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 134 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17621939&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20the%20Record%20Witness%20Interview%20Summary%20CEN24LA281_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for the record FAA examination findings CEN24LA281 (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 100 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17621404&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20the%20Record%20FAA%20Examination%20Findings%20CEN24LA281_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs CEN24LA281 (item 4, PDF, 3 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17621047&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs%20CEN24LA281-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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