Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-200 accident near Hudson, Colorado, August 18, 1996
On August 18, 1996 at about 8:00 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE Q-200, registered N6NH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hudson, Colorado. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
delamination of a propeller blade. A factor relating to the accident was: the terrain condition in the emergency landing area (soft/sandy berm and ditch).
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 18, 1996 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Hudson, Colorado · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-200 QUICKIE Q-
- Registration
- N6NH · registry record · serial 002
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot said the airplane was in cruise flight, when a severe vibration shook the airframe. He secured the engine and made a forced landing on a dirt road. During the landing roll, the left wheel contacted a soft sandy berm, pivoting the airplane to the left and into a ditch, where it nosed over. Postaccident examination disclosed that part of the propeller had delaminated.
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: 689 hours in all; 268 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 17 in the last 30 days; 689 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 263 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 25, 1996; 28 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FTG Watkins CO at 7:45 pm
- Destination: 48V Erie CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 6 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 14,000 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from DEN, 9 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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