Amateur-built QUICKIE 2 accident near Mulberry, Florida, March 15, 1986
On March 15, 1986 at about 11:15 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE 2, registered N335RM, was destroyed in an accident near Mulberry, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were 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 15, 1986 · about 11:15 pm local time
- Place
- Mulberry, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE 2
- Registration
- N335RM · no longer on the register · serial 2061
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING AT A LOWER THAN NORMAL ALTITUDE AND AT FULL THROTTLE WHEN SOMETHING BROKE OFF THE ACFT. THE ACFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, WENT ALMOST STRAIGHT UP AND SPIRALED DOWN STRIKING THE GROUND INVERTED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT AILERON SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AFTER THE RIGHT WING FAILED APRX 6 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE AND FOLDED UPWARD CAUSING THE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE ACFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE WING WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED AFTER IT WAS DAMAGED DURING A PREVIOUS 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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 395 hours in all; 25 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,100 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100-D (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 55J Fernandina Bch FL at 9:30 pm
- Destination: LAL Lakeland FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,500 ft; not recorded at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:08 pm from PIE, 40 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N335RM the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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