# Accident 19870628033969A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Iowa City, IA, June 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6509° N, 91.5292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6509&lon=-91.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86KL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628033969A

## Narrative

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

THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE ELEVATOR TAB CAME OFF IN FLIGHT.

## 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 MKC87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA128), Jun 28, 1987: Lowder Quickie II (N86KL), Iowa City, IA, 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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