# Accident 19820702027359A: Amtr QAC1, Mojave, CA, July 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1982, 08:45 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0699° N, 118.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0699&lon=-118.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82X-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quickie A/C QAC1 (registry code 05645FK, https://openairdocs.org/model/quickie-a-c-qac1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QAC1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,598 total, 46 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702027359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED SOMETHING BROKE ON FINAL. AIRPLANE DIVED INTO GROUND. POSSIBLE FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL FAILURE.

## 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 LAX82FUQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ15), Jul 2, 1982: Quickie QAC-1 (N82X), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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