# Accident 19890402005079A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Hanford, CA, April 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hanford, CA
- Airport: Hanford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2703° N, 119.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2703&lon=-119.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26PL-1989-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lowe Glen QUICKIE Q-200 (registry code 05645WC, https://openairdocs.org/model/lowe-glen-quickie-q-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402005079A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TOP OF WIRE FENCE ON SHORT FINAL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX89DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA04), Apr 2, 1989: Lowe Quickie Q-200 (N26PL), Hanford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE & DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNDERSHOOT OF THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FENCE.

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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