# Accident 19870808043179A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, St Charles, MO, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 11:20 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smart Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7905° N, 90.5100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7905&lon=-90.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3891P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 76 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DCA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808043179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN SOYBEANS OFF END OF RUNWAY. AN ENGINE EXHAUST PUSH ROD NOT IN SOCKET

## 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 MKC87DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DCA03), Aug 8, 1987: Burkholder Q-2 (N3891P), St Charles, MO, 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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