# Accident 19880927045369A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Altoona, PA, September 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1988, 19:25 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3101° N, 78.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3101&lon=-78.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244GB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 919 total, 11 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880927045369A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC88DGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM02), Sep 28, 1988: Barker Quickie Q2 (N244GB), Martinsburg, PA, 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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