Amateur-built QUICKIE Q2 accident near Grand Island, Nebraska, August 11, 1986
On August 11, 1986, a amateur-built QUICKIE Q2, registered N39202, was destroyed in an accident near Grand Island, Nebraska (Central Nebraska Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 11, 1986
- Place
- Grand Island, Nebraska · Central Nebraska Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUICKIE Q2
- Registration
- N39202 · no longer on the register · serial 2259
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT ENGINE DEVELOPED SEVERE ROUGHNESS DURING CRUISE AND THE PLT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PLT ATTEMPTED A TIGHT TURN TO THE RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE ASPHALT RAMP IN A LEFT WING DOWN, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO RECORD OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS FOUND. INSPECTION OF ENGINE FOUND DETERIORATION OF VALVES AND SPARK PLUGS.
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; 7 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 254 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,100 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100-DQ (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 7,001 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Observation at 11:50 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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