Moss Timothy C QUICKSILVER MX N53317

Summary

On 8 May 1987 at about 23:43 local time, a Moss Timothy C QUICKSILVER MX registered N53317, operated by Timothy C. Moss, was involved in an accident near Monroe, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 May 1987 at 23:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.0693, -80.5209

Aircraft

Moss Timothy C QUICKSILVER MX

Registration

N53317

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Timothy C. Moss

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL87LA137

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE THE ULTRALIGHT-TYPE ACFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO A MOWED FIELD OWNED BY HIM. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A TREE AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND FELL TO THE TERRAIN NOSE-DOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT NOTED THAT THE ACFT WAS FUELED WITH 93 OCTANE AUTOMOTIVE GAS MIXED WITH 2-CYCLE LUBE OIL, AND THAT THE FUEL WAS 6 MONTHS OLD. HE EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT THE PWR LOSS MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE AGE OF THE FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.