Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-2 accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 26, 1983
On April 26, 1983 at about 11:10 am local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE Q-2, registered N128KB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ann Arbor airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind 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
- April 26, 1983 · about 11:10 am local time
- Place
- Ann Arbor, Michigan · Ann Arbor · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-2 QUICKIE Q-
- Registration
- N128KB · no longer on the register · serial 2654
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE HOME BUILT ACFT WAS ON ITS 1ST TEST FLT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE THROTTLE BECAME BOUND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AFTER CHECKING THE STALL CHARACTERISTICS. REPORTEDLY, THE ENG LOST POWER AT ABOUT THIS TIME WHEN A RAPID THROTTLE MOVEMENT WAS MADE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE ENG WAS EQUIPPED WITH A POSA TYPE CARBURETOR WHICH HAD NO ACCELERATION PUMP.
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: 150 hours in all; 50 in the last 90 days; 100 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ARB Ann Arbor MI at 10:50 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:00 am from YIP, 10 miles away
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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