Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-200 accident near Hanford, California, April 2, 1989
On April 2, 1989 at about 4:00 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE Q-200, registered N26PL, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hanford, California (Hanford airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE & DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNDERSHOOT OF THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FENCE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 2, 1989 · about 4:00 pm local time
- Place
- Hanford, California · Hanford · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-200 QUICKIE Q-
- Registration
- N26PL · registry record · serial 2858
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. IT CAME TO REST INSIDE THE FENCE, JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED.
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: 1,500 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 50 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 16, 1988; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 720 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SNS Salinas CA at 3:15 pm
- Destination: O18
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 3,965 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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 LAX89DVA04.