# NTSB SEA92LA202: Quicksilver MXL II, Cave Junction, OR, September 9, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1992, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Cave Junction, OR
- Coordinates: 42.110164, -123.599319 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1102&lon=-123.5993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA92LA202
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42898/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA202

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR VISUAL LOOKOUT. FACTORS INCLUDE A STATIC WIRE IN THE AREA OF FLIGHT.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, cruise
  - visual lookout - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,static (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE TWO PLACE ULTRALIGHT WAS CRUISING OVER A RIVER CANYON WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A STATIC WIRE WHICH THE PILOT HAD NOT SEEN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: UNREG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: QUICKSILVER MXL II
- Category: Ultralight
- Serial number: 320
- Airframe hours: 95
- Engines: ROTAX 582 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Pittman, Jack L.
- Registered owner: Pittman, Jack L.
- Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 0° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

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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