Amateur-built Q-2 accident near Corona, California, May 20, 1984
On May 20, 1984 at about 11:48 pm local time, a amateur-built Q-2, registered N82QQ, was destroyed in an accident near Corona, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. 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
- May 20, 1984 · about 11:48 pm local time
- Place
- Corona, California
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Q-2
- Registration
- N82QQ · no longer on the register · serial 001
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT OF A QUICKIE Q-2 HAD RETURNED TO THE ARPT & MADE 2 LOW PASSES, THEN BEGAN A NORMAL APCH TO RWY 25. WHEN THE Q-2 WAS ON A LOW FINAL, THE PLT OF A MOONEY ACFT TURNED ONTO THE RWY & BEGAN TAKING OFF. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, A GROUND WITNESS HEARD THE FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION OVER THE UNICOM FREQ, 'THANKS A LOT MR. MOONEY, NEXT TIME YOU DO THAT I'LL CHOP YOUR TAIL OFF.' THE Q-2 WAS THEN OBSERVED TO MAKE A VERY ABRUPT LEFT TURN TO REENTER DOWNWIND - TO-BASE. THE Q-2 PLT WAS THEN STATED (ON UNICOM) THAT THE ENG WAS SPUTTERING & QUITTING & THAT HE WAS 'GOING IN.' DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A CONSTRUCTION BLUFF, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH LARGE ROCKS, THEN BURNED. NO PREIMPACT STRUCTURAL FAILURE WAS FOUND & AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED NO INTERNAL PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL ENG MODIFICATIONS THAT HAD BEEN MADE BY OTHER THAN FACTORY REPS. THE THROTTLE CABLE BRACKET WAS MADE OF NON-STANDARD MATERIAL & WAS DEFORMED BY HEAT & WEAR. A THROTTLE CABLE CLAMP WAS MISSING. THROTTLE FULL ON, BUT CARB HOUSING CLOSED.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 3,750 hours in all; 50 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100-Q-3320 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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