33.2432° N, 84.2719° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffin, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 5, 1983 · 14:30 local
Place
Griffin, GA
Airport
Spalding Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83QR
Reported as
Amtrqk QUICKIE2
Reported engine
Continental C85*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total22 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Stalled on final approach due to low airspeed and rain reducing lift on the canard. Impact broke the canard.
As the FAA filed it
STALLED ON FINAL APPROACH DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED AND RAIN REDUCING LIFT ON THE CANARD. IMPACT BROKE THE CANARD.