# Incident 19800905069259I: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Andrews, TX, September 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1980, 07:30 local time
- Place: Andrews, TX
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3213° N, 102.5518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3213&lon=-102.5518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239B-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brannon G W QUICKIE (registry code 05645BH, https://openairdocs.org/model/brannon-g-w-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905069259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THROTTLE CONTROL LOST AT 75 PER CENT POWER AFTER LIFT OFF. PILOT LANDED ON REMAINING RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N239B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810123008269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123008269I), Jan 23, 1981: Amtrqk QUICKIE (N239B), Andrews, TX, Minor damage. Pilot was flight testing aircraft by taking a liftoff, fly down runway then touchdown. Prop hit during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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