# Accident 19820110000379A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Upland, CA, January 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1982, 11:45 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1004° N, 117.6605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1004&lon=-117.6605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234Q-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meissner Howard W QUICKIE (registry code 05645DK, https://openairdocs.org/model/meissner-howard-w-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,553 total, 3,553 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820110000379A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN ON TAKEOFF IN HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. WATER ON CANARD CAUSED NOSE HEAVY &  LIFT LOSS.

## 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 LAX82FUG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUG05), Jan 10, 1982: Quickie 1 (N234Q), Upland, CA, 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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