# Accident 19860420012979A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Georgetown, TX, April 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6407° N, 97.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6407&lon=-97.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39943-1988-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mainliner Morlea QUICKIE Q2 (registry code 05645QH, https://openairdocs.org/model/mainliner-morlea-quickie-q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FRG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420012979A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT FINAL, HIT TREES, GROUND ON FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL.

## 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 FTW86FRG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG18), Apr 20, 1986: Baby Bird Q2-200 (N39943), Gerogetown, TX, 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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