Amateur-built QUICKIE Q1 accident near Beeville, Texas, December 15, 1985
On December 15, 1985 at about 8:52 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE Q1, registered N220WA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Beeville, Texas (Beeville Municipal 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
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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
- December 15, 1985 · about 8:52 pm local time
- Place
- Beeville, Texas · Beeville Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE Q1
- Registration
- N220WA · registry record · serial 528
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED DURING A FORCED LNDG AFTER A POWER LOSS AT 200 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF. THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE ARPT IN A RUN-UP AREA ADJACENT TO THE RWY. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY NOTED DURING POST ACC EXAM WAS A VERY WEAK SPARK PRODUCED BY THE BATTERY COIL IGNITION SYSTEM. 17 MOS HAD ELAPSED SINCE THE ACFT HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION
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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 221 hours in all; 92 in this make and model; 47 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 190 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 135 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 9, 1984; 71 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 520 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan B-48M-GA-018 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: Unk
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 009° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; scat at 2,300 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:55 pm from NIR, 7 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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