# Accident 19810130002929A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Newton, IA, January 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Newton, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6963° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6963&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86Q-1981-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Dick R QUICKIE (registry code 05645BK, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-dick-r-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 0 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002929A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. AIRPLANE EXCEEDED DESIGN GROSS WEIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC81DCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD06), Jan 30, 1981: Williams Quicki (N86Q), Newton, IA, substantial damage

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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