Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-2 accident near Lake City, Florida, April 16, 1989
On April 16, 1989 at about 5:20 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE Q-2, registered N13QT, was destroyed in an accident near Lake City, 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
AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 16, 1989 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Lake City, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-2 QUICKIE Q-
- Registration
- N13QT · no longer on the register · serial 2339
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A WITNESS THAT WAS DRIVING ALONG I-75 STATED THAT HE LOOKED UP JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE LEFT WING AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN BURNING AND WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. DUE TO IMPACT AND FIRE DAMAGE, THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT, COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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: 350 hours in all; 60 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ 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 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: GIF Winter Haven FL
- Destination: VLD Valdosta GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:00 pm from GNV, 35 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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