Amateur-built QUICKIE accident near Grain Valley, Missouri, June 28, 1983
On June 28, 1983 at about 11:30 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE, registered N55772, was substantially damaged in an accident near Grain Valley, Missouri (East Kansas City airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. 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
- June 28, 1983 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Grain Valley, Missouri · East Kansas City · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N55772 · no longer on the register · serial 0292
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT MADE A LANDING DURING ITS FIRST TEST FLIGHT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD SLOWED THE ACFT TO BELOW 65 MPH AT ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE THE RWY. AT THIS POINT THE CANARD STALLED & THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON THE FIRST RWY CONTACT. ON THE SECOND RWY CONTACT THE PROP & ENG STOPPED. ON THE THIRD RWY CONTACT THE CANARD BROKE & THE FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE RWY.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 1,697 hours in all; 23 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 28, 1983; 0 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan 1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,100 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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