Amateur-built QUICKIE accident near Deland, Florida, March 3, 1986
On March 3, 1986 at about 8:10 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE, registered N41Q, was destroyed in an accident near Deland, Florida. 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
- March 3, 1986 · about 8:10 pm local time
- Place
- Deland, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N41Q · no longer on the register · serial 41
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TAKEOFF & CLIMB TO ABOUT 300 FT, THEN ROLL TO THE LEFT & DESCEND TO GROUND IMPACT IN AN APRX 60 DEG BANK ANGLE. THE PLT HAD STATED THAT HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PLT HAD MADE SEVERAL FORCED LANDINGS IN THE PAST IN THIS ACFT AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURES. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENG DID NOT SOUND AS IF IT WERE OPERATING NORMALLY DURING THE TAKEOFF & THAT THE PLT APPEARED TO BE TURNING BACK TO THE ARPT. LCOAL FLT CONDITIONS WERE DESCRIBED AS BUMPY. SURFACE WINDS IN THE GENERAL AREA WERE REPORTED AS 14 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS.
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: 1,050 hours in all; 900 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 900 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 550 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan B48MMGAD18364 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: DED
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,800 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:49 pm from DAB, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N41Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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