# Accident 19860810038219A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Grand Island, NE, August 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1986, 19:07 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9508° N, 98.2890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9508&lon=-98.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39202 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FCJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810038219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN PATTERN. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON TAXIWAY. SPARKPLUG HAD PULLED OUT OF HEAD CAUSING TORCHING.

## 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 MKC86FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FCJ04), Aug 11, 1986: Amateur Built Quickie Q2 (N39202), Grand Island, NE, 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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