# Accident 19860323007389A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Watsonville, CA, March 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9505° N, 121.7210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9505&lon=-121.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3921V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3921V-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dvorak William F QUICKIE (registry code 05645PR, https://openairdocs.org/model/dvorak-william-f-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Onan ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 47850, https://openairdocs.org/engine/onan-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: ONAN ONAN22HP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,418 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323007389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A SOFT, MUDDY FIELD AND NOSED OVER. NO CAUSE DETERMINED FOR ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX86FVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM04), Mar 23, 1986: Quickie II (N3921V), Watsonville, 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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