N7712 is a 2001 Quicksilver MXL SPORT. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 1 seat, powered by a Rotax 503 series rated at 52 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Thousand Oaks, CA. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2008. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2013. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 25 years old
2013
2008
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The pilot reported that, while following a friend performing an instructional flight, the other aircraft motioned to indicate that the student pilot had taken the flight controls, so he "broke away to the right". He added that he began a descent in an area of known power wires and "in [his] mind's eye, [he] had already [passed] the second of 2 sets" of power wires. He added that the airplane struck the power wires "at eye level" and then impacted terrain.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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