Amateur-built QUICKIE accident near Waldron, Missouri, August 28, 1983
On August 28, 1983 at about 6:30 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE, registered N69KP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Waldron, Missouri (Noahs Ark airport). It was a personal flight 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
- August 28, 1983 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Waldron, Missouri · Noahs Ark
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N69KP · registry record · serial QAC-0031
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD INSTALLED A NEW PROPELLER THAT WAS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TAKEOFF AND CLIMB PERFORMANCE. HE SAID THE ACFT GOT AIRBORNE, BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB. BY THE TIME HE DECIDED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT. THE ACFT MUSHED BACK TO THE GROUND OFF THE OF THE RWY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE EFFECTIVE HEADWIND WAS LESS THAN 5 KTS AND THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 3000 FT.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 450 hours in all; 85 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 400 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 150 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 6, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 480 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan B54M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 2,950 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:45 pm from MKC, 12 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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