# Incident 19810606089749I: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Newport, RI, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5324° N, 71.2815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWPORT STATE (UUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5324&lon=-71.2815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3774X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3774X-1994-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grosvenor Richard QUICKIE (registry code 05645BE, https://openairdocs.org/model/grosvenor-richard-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: ONAN ONAN22HP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 39 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/19810606089749I

## Narrative

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

WIND LIFTED HOMEBUILT ON FAST TAXI. AIRPLANE STALLED. IMPACT COLLAPSED CANARD.

## Other reports on N3774X (2)

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

- [Incident 19841021071599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841021071599I), Oct 21, 1984: Amtrqk QUICKIE (N3774X), Newport, RI, Minor damage. Pilot used improper crosswind technique during takeoff roll. Damage to wing and prop.
- [Incident 19820410029209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820410029209I), Apr 10, 1982: Amtrqk QUICKIE (N3774X), Newport, RI, Minor damage. Blown off side of runway during high speed taxi test. Struck a runway light.

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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