# Accident 19851006063789A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Porterville, CA, October 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9601° N, 118.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9601&lon=-118.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23RL-1994-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leslie Robert J JR QUICKIE 2 (registry code 05645LY, https://openairdocs.org/model/leslie-robert-j-jr-quickie-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006063789A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING DURING FIRST TEST FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT PORPOISED. CANARD BROKE AND PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA006), Oct 6, 1985: Leslie Quickie II (N23RL), Porterville, 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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