# Accident 19811016071639A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Plainwell, MI, October 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Plainwell, MI
- Airport: Otsego/Plainwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4473° N, 85.6413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-85.6413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12QQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12QQ-1985-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Froelich Del QUICKIE-I (registry code 05645CG, https://openairdocs.org/model/froelich-del-quickie-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: ONAN ONAN22HP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016071639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 40 FEET ABOVE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF.  PILOT CLAIMS IT WOULD GO NO HIGHER. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 CHI82DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEM01), Oct 16, 1981: Quickie (N12QQ), Plainwell, MI, 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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