# Accident 19831202059749A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Palo Alto, CA, December 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1983, 14:46 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4494° N, 122.1010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4494&lon=-122.1010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2103 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,973 total, 165 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831202059749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED OVER RUNWAY THRESHOLD FROM 4 TO 5 FOOT HEIGHT.

## 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 LAX84LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA090), Dec 2, 1983: Skov-Papworth Quickie 2 (N2103), Palo Alto, 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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