Amateur-built QUICKIE 2 accident near Grand Island, Nebraska, October 29, 1984
On October 29, 1984 at about 11:00 pm local time, a amateur-built QUICKIE 2, registered N39202, was substantially damaged in an accident near Grand Island, Nebraska (Hall CO Regional 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
- October 29, 1984 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Grand Island, Nebraska · Hall CO Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE 2
- Registration
- N39202 · no longer on the register · serial 2259
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS & HAD LESS THAN THREE HOURS TOTAL TIME IN THE Q2. HE SAID HE FLARED HIGH & BOUNCED THREE TIMES. DURING THE THIRD BOUNCE THE FRONT WING, TO WHICH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IS ATTACHED, BROKE & THE ACFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE INTO THE WIND.
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: 337 hours in all; 3 in this make and model; 254 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 3 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Grand Island NE at 10:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 7,001 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:09 pm from GRI
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 N39202 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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