# Accident 19850817064219A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Wren, OH, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 14:42 local time
- Place: Wren, OH
- Airport: Van Wert Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7999° N, 84.7707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7999&lon=-84.7707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4253F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817064219A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW PASS, TURN WAS MADE TO AVOID TREES. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 CHI85FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEK02), Aug 17, 1985: Unknown Quickie (N4253F), Wren, OH, destroyed

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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