Amateur-built Q2 accident near Griffin, Georgia, September 5, 1983
On September 5, 1983 at about 6:30 pm local time, a amateur-built Q2, registered N830R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Griffin, Georgia (Griffin Spalding County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 5, 1983 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Griffin, Georgia · Griffin Spalding County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Q2
- Registration
- N830R · registry record · serial 2421
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED HIS AIRSPEED WAS LOW ON FINAL & LIFT WAS LOST ON THE CANARD DUE TO THE RAIN. HE STATED HE HAD FULL AFT STICK TRYING TO GET THE NOSE UP, BUT COULDN'T. THE ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES HARD & THE CANARD BROKE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 156 hours in all; 22 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 122 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 17 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-85 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 4A7 Hampton GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 3,300 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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