Amateur-built QUICKIE accident near San Andreas, California, September 18, 1983
On September 18, 1983 at about 9:30 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE, registered N19Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near San Andreas, California (Calvaveras CO. airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- September 18, 1983 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- San Andreas, California · Calvaveras CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N19Q · no longer on the register · serial 019
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE HOME BUILT ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A KAWASAKI TA-440A ENG & AN UNSPECIFIED PROPELLER, BOTH OF WHICH WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL PLANS CALLED FOR. THE PLT STATED THAT ON THE 1ST TEST FLT WITH THE NEW ENG & PROP COMBINATION, THE ENG RPM & THRUST WOULD NOT INCREASE SUFFICIENTLY TO CLIMB, EVEN THOUGH THE ENG HAD A HIGHER HORSE POWER RATING THAN THE ONE THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR THIS PLANE. HE TURNED AROUND & TRIED TO LAND BACK ON THE ARPT. HOWEVER, THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT & CONTACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED ON ROCKY TERRAIN. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 220 DEG AT 5 GUSTING 10 KTS. ALSO, HE STATED THAT THE TEMP WAS 94 DEG, THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 4000 FT & THAT HE SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING TO FLY THE TEST FLT WHEN THE AIR WAS COOL.
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: 516 hours in all; 111 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 454 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 111 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, July 22, 1983; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 480 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Kawasaki TA-440A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 3,600 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:45 pm from SCK, 32 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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