# NTSB Accident SEA99LA135
> **Quicksilver Aircraft MX II A-HP** · 1999-07-20 · CORAM, MT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA99LA135
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19388
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-20
- **Location:** CORAM, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.420532, -113.979499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Quicksilver Aircraft
- **Model:** MX II A-HP
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-rated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while taking off from a gravel pit.  Factors include a downdraft.

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