# Accident 19810905055799A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Wrightwood, CA, September 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1981, 08:40 local time
- Place: Wrightwood, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3437° N, 117.6309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3437&lon=-117.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80EB-1990-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weaver Edgar B QUICKIE (registry code 05645AS, https://openairdocs.org/model/weaver-edgar-b-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: ONAN ONAN22HP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 68 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055799A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 LAX81FUG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG49), Sep 5, 1981: Quickie 1 (N80EB), Wrightwood, CA, destroyed

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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