# NTSB Accident CEN10CA249
> **QUICKSILVER AIRCRAFT GT-500** · 2010-05-11 · Big Lake, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10CA249
- **Event ID:** 20100513X51212
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-05-11
- **Location:** Big Lake, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.198888, -101.472503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** QUICKSILVER AIRCRAFT
- **Model:** GT-500
- **Registration:** N5502D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control when the airplane unexpectedly encountered a downdraft shortly after takeoff.

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