Accident: Quicksilver MXL II Sport
Aug 18, 2018 · Westminster, MD
NTSB numberERA18FA221Event id20180818X33405
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The in-flight fracture of a stainless steel bolt that was used to secure the upper and lower wing cables to the outer attach point at the leading edge spar of the right wing due to stress corrosion cracking, which caused the right wing to fail and precluded controlled flight. Contributing to the bolt failure was the installation of a bolt that did not conform with the company's specification.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Quicksilver MXL II Sport
- Registration
- N105SE
- Year built
- 2006
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Aircraft structural failure
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Gettysburg Regional Airport (GTY)17 nm (32 km) north-west
- Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK)19 nm (36 km) south-west
- York Airport (THV)20 nm (37 km) north-east
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