Amateur-built QUICKIE 2 accident near Grantsburg, Wisconsin, August 5, 1984
On August 5, 1984 at about 10:45 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE 2, registered CGUER, was destroyed in an accident near Grantsburg, Wisconsin (Grantsburg airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were 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 5, 1984 · about 10:45 pm local time
- Place
- Grantsburg, Wisconsin · Grantsburg · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE 2
- Registration
- CGUER · no longer on the register · serial 037
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT MADE ONE FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE TROUBLE. THE PLT CLEANED THE FUEL FILTERS AND TOOK OFF FOR A TEST FLT. THE ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED IT WOULD RUN BUT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS VERY LOW.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,759 hours in all; 105 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 2,039 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 110 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 23, 1983; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,100 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 pm from MSP, 75 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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