Amateur-built QUICKIE accident near Wren, Ohio, August 17, 1985
On August 17, 1985 at about 6:30 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE, registered N4253F, was destroyed in an accident near Wren, Ohio (Van Wert Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. 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 17, 1985 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Wren, Ohio · Van Wert Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N4253F · no longer on the register · serial GM290681
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON AUGUST 17,1985 AT ABOUT 1442 EDT, A Q2 QUICKIE (HOMEBUILT) N4253F, REGISTERED TO GARY A. MOSER AND FLOWN BY KEITH W. MOSER CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING MANEUVERS 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF WREN, OHIO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE VAN WERT AIRPORT, VAN WERT, OHIO, ON AUGUST 17,1985 AT ABOUT 1415 EDT. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING 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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 55 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 35 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 6, 1985
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan UNKNOWN ENG (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AOH Lima OH at 6:15 pm
- Destination: VNW Van Wert OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 5:50 pm from FDY, 52 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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