Amateur-built QUESTAIR VENTURE accident near Ogden, Utah, June 1, 2001
On June 1, 2001 at about 6:08 pm local time, a amateur-built QUESTAIR VENTURE, registered N5QV, was destroyed in an accident near Ogden, Utah (Ogden Hinckley airport). It was a flight test 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
an in-flight fire, which originated from a fuel leak of unknown origin.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 1, 2001 · about 6:08 pm local time
- Place
- Ogden, Utah · Ogden Hinckley
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUESTAIR VENTURE
- Registration
- N5QV · registry record · serial 108
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight test · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While on a test flight, in a new homebuilt experimental airplane, a fuel leak into the cockpit occurred. The pilot declared an emergency, and during final approach to land, a fire developed in the cockpit. The pilot ground looped the airplane on the runway in front of the tower. Fixed base operator personnel extinguished the fire and removed the seriously injured pilot from the airplane. Due to thermal damage, the source of the fuel leak and subsequent fire was not found.
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, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 32,900 hours in all; 52 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 29,000 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 28, 2000
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 12 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, March 19, 2001; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,412 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO550G1B (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire in flight and on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: OGD Ogden UT at 4:30 pm
- Destination: Ogden UT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 5,352 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from OGD
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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Other NTSB records under N5QV the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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