NTSB CEN24LA281 — 2024-07-20 · Mansfield, Missouri, United States

Current FAA registration · N919PS

Make / Model: QUICKSILVER GT-400
Year of manufacture: 1984 · 40 years old at event
Engine: ROTAX 503 SERIES (52 hp)
Seats / Engines: 1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20070525
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ACB970

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N919PS Quicksilver GT-400 Serious

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain control after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Factual narrative

The pilot was on the first familiarization flight in his newly acquired airplane, having previous experience in a slower model of the airplane. He reported that the taxi and takeoff were normal, but during the climb, the airplane stalled and broke hard to the right. The pilot could not recover from the stall and the airplane impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the empennage, wings, and the front of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Airspeed-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA281.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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