Amateur-built QUICKIE II accident near Porterville, California, October 6, 1985
On October 6, 1985 at about 5:00 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE II, registered N23RL, was substantially damaged in an accident near Porterville, California (Porterville 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 6, 1985 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Porterville, California · Porterville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE II
- Registration
- N23RL · registry record · serial 2665
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING AT PORTERVILLE WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE BOUNCED THE ACFT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. DURING THE PORPOISE MOTION, THE PROPELLER AND LEFT CANARD CONTACTED THE RWY. THE PLT LOST CONTROL AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY. THE PLT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES WITH THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 378 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 12, 6,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,600 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N23RL the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number LAX86LA006.