Amateur-built Q2-200 accident near Gerogetown, Texas, April 20, 1986
On April 20, 1986 at about 8:30 pm local time, a amateur-built Q2-200, registered N39943, was destroyed in an accident near Gerogetown, Texas (Georgetown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were 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
- April 20, 1986 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Gerogetown, Texas · Georgetown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Q2-200
- Registration
- N39943 · no longer on the register · serial 2655
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY AFTER LOSING PARTIAL PWR WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND THE ARPT. THE PLT HAD RADIOED THAT THE ENG WAS DEVELOPING ABOUT 2000 RPM. THE PLT HAD REPORTED THROTTLE PROBLEMS ON PREVIOUS FLT. DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INSPECT THE ENGINE PROPERLY. THE ACFT HAD CLIPPED THE TOPS OF TREES SOUTH OF THE RWY AND THEN DESCENDED VERY STEEPLY TO A NOSE FIRST CRASH LANDING. THE ACFT MADE GROUND CONTACT 90 FT FROM THE TREE CONTACT POINT AND STOPPED 47 FT AFTER GROUND CONTACT. THE PLT THOUGHT THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROLS CAME PARTIALLY LOOSE ALLOWING THE MIXTURE TO PARTIALLY CLOSE REDUCING THE RPM OF THE ENG.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 18,000 hours in all; 15 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,100 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100 DL7 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GUO Georgetown TX at 2:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 4,100 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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