Amateur-built QUICKIE accident near Waukegan, Illinois, May 12, 1986
On May 12, 1986 at about 10:50 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE, registered N134BE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Waukegan, Illinois (Waukegan 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
- May 12, 1986 · about 10:50 pm local time
- Place
- Waukegan, Illinois · Waukegan · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N134BE · no longer on the register · serial 134
- 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 ACFT CRASH LANDED IN A CULTIVATED PART OF THE ARPT AFTER THE ENG QUIT DURING TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 400 FT AGL AND STARTED A TURN WHEN THE ENG STOPPED. THE ACFT WAS GLIDED TO AN ALFALFA FIELD ON THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING LANDING.
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; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 136 hours in all; 14 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 73 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 14 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, September 26, 1985; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 520 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan B48M-6A018 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 4,600 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; scat
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from DPA, 1 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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