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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrqk Quickie · Columbus Grove, OH · December 23, 1980

Date
December 23, 1980 · 09:15 local
Place
Columbus Grove, OH
Airport
Niswander
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55959
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEK07
Reported as
Amtrqk Quickie
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
618 total4 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot test flying homebuilt aircraft stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TEST FLYING HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.