Amateur-built QUICK SILVER accident near Kingman, Arizona, January 19, 1982
On January 19, 1982 at about 7:45 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICK SILVER, registered N824CB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kingman, Arizona (Mojane airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 19, 1982 · about 7:45 pm local time
- Place
- Kingman, Arizona · Mojane · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICK SILVER QUICK SILV
- Registration
- N824CB · registry record · serial 824491
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER CLIMBING UP TO PATTERN ALTITUDE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE A TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT HAD TO LAND IN AN OLD B-17 PARKING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND DITCH DURING ROLLOUT AND NOSED OVER. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY RE VEALED THAT THE MAIN AND CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF OIL STARVATION. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE DRILLED OIL PASSAGES WERE PLUGGED WITH A GRITTY MATERIAL IDENTIFIED BY THE OWNER AS MACHINE SHOP GLASS BEAD GRIT THAT HAD BEEN USED BY THE OWNER DURING OVERHAUL FOR CLEANING SOME ENGINE PARTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,380 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 80 in the last 90 days; 1,350 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 250 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 57 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,250 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Buick V8-215 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: IGM Kingman AZ at 12:44 pm
- Destination: IGM Kingman AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 5,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 131°F (55°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N824CB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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