Amateur-built QUICKSILVER accident near Booneville, Mississippi, August 21, 2000
On August 21, 2000 at about 12:10 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKSILVER, registered UNREG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Booneville, Mississippi. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery, which resulted in impact with trees. Factors in this accident were the owner/pilot was not a certified pilot, and lacked training.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 21, 2000 · about 12:10 pm local time
- Place
- Booneville, Mississippi · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKSILVER QUICKSILVE
- Registration
- UNREG · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Just after takeoff, about 15 feet above the ground the ultra light aircraft stalled on the wing causing the airplane to go into a left turn sending it towards a small tree about 15 to 18 feet high. The airplane struck the top of the tree and was forced to the ground. The pilot did not have a pilot's certificate, or medical certificate. The pilot had only 1 hour of flight training in all aircraft.
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
- Flight time: 100 hours in all; 15 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 25 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax UNK (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from TUP, 22 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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