Amateur-built QUICKIE accident near Youngstown, Ohio, August 10, 1982
On August 10, 1982 at about 7:00 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE, registered N336RM, was substantially damaged in an accident near Youngstown, Ohio (Lansdown 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
- August 10, 1982 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Youngstown, Ohio · Lansdown
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N336RM · no longer on the register · serial 23
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TAKEOFF, THE HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOPS OF TREES NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 3300 FT RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED VERY SLOWLY AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO CLIMB AT A GREATER RATE THAN THE UPSLOPE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ELEVATION OF THE AIRPORT WAS 1057 FT AND THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN 18 HP ONAN ENGINE.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 3,085 hours in all; 18 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 2,951 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 18 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 480 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan INDUSTRIAL (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: D4G Youngstown OH
- Destination: Camp Hill PA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2, 3,300 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 158°F (70°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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