# Accident 19870525015829A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Sherman-Denison, TX, May 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1987, 11:40 local time
- Place: Sherman-Denison, TX
- Airport: Grayson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6095° N, 96.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6095&lon=-96.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525015829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED A WING TO DRAG RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO MUD AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW87LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA125), May 25, 1987: Quickie Q2 (N85Q), Sherman, TX, 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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