- Date
- October 14, 2017
- Place
- Melaka, Malaysia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- 9M-EACQuicksilver GT500
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96282
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Factual narrative
On October 14, 2017, about 1130 local time, a Quicksilver Aircraft GT-500, registration 9M-EAC, was destroyed after colliding with a river shortly after takeoff from Sungai Rambai Aerodrome, Melaka, Malaysia. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Malaysia. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger sustained serious injuries.The Ministry of Transport Malaysia - Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the AAIB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB: Ministry of Transport Malaysia (Air Accident Investigation Bureau) No 26, Jalan Tun Hussein, Presint 4, 62100 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- 9M-EAC
- Reported as
- Quicksilver GT500
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed