# NTSB SEA84LA143: Eipper Quicksilver Mark II, N4451T, Salem, OR, June 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 24, 1984, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Salem, OR
- Coordinates: 44.839206, -123.080688 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8392&lon=-123.0807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39944/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA143

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - pull-up - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground
- Nose over, other

## Analysis

PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SHORT GRASS FIELD AT GROSS WT WITH A OAT OF APRX 80 DEG F. ONCE AIRBORNE THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRSTRIP. PLT PULLED UP TO CLEAR A FENCE.AFTER CLEARING THE FENCE THE ACFT STALLED STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING AND NOSING OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4451T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4451T-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 1517, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIPPER QUICKSILVER MARK II (QUICKSILVE)
- Registry model: [Stroup John R QUICKSILVER MX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/stroup-john-r-quicksilver-mx-ii) (registry code 05675EW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1517
- Airframe hours: 59
- Engines: Rotax 503 28 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John Stroup
- Registered owner: John R. Stroup
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Unknown, September 29, 1983
- Departed: SALEM, OR
- Destination: SALEM, OR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 679 total, 60 in this make and model, 561 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Observed at: SLE, 6 nm away

## 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 19840624045039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840624045039A), Jun 24, 1984: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Salem, OR, Substantial damage. Unable to climb after liftoff. A wing struck the ground. Aircraft nosed over. Runway was only 650 feet in length.

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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