Amateur-built Quickie Q-200 accident near Denton, Texas, November 11, 2006
On November 11, 2006 at about 7:00 pm local time, a amateur-built Quickie Q-200, registered N218E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Denton, Texas (Denton Municipal Aiport airport). It was a personal flight 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
The loss of control during takeoff as result of the failure of the right wing for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 11, 2006 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Denton, Texas · Denton Municipal Aiport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Quickie Q-200
- Registration
- N218E · registry record · serial 2735
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The right wing of the single-engine tail-wheel equipped experimental airplane failed while the pilot was attempting the first takeoff of the day. The 325-hour private pilot, who reported having accumulated a total of 55-hours in the same make and model, had just lifted off runway 35 (a 5,999-foot long by 150-foot wide asphalt runway), when the airplane's "pitch control felt different, sort of sluggish like it wanted more speed." The pilot responded by leveling the airplane's attitude and increasing the airspeed to approximately 90 mph before rotating a second time. While approximately three feet above the runway, the airplane "abruptly rolled to the right as though something had broken." The airplane subsequently impacted the runway and the right wing, near mid span, folded upward striking the canopy. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The pilot added that prior to takeoff all engine and airplane "functions" were operating normally. The pilot further reported that the composite homebuilt airplane had been constructed 17 years earlier and had accumulated approximate 425-hours total time.
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: 325 hours in all; 55 in this make and model; 275 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 425 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, September 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 1,250 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DTO Denton TX at 6:00 pm
- Destination: Denton TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 5,999 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
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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