# Accident 19890711022229A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, New Bedford, MA, July 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1989, 15:56 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N687EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N687EA-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Angel Elbert S JR QUICKIE 200 (registry code 05645A1, https://openairdocs.org/model/angel-elbert-s-jr-quickie-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711022229A

## Narrative

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

WING COLLAPSED NEAR FUSELAGE AS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND CAUSED PROP TO HIT RUNWAY. NO DEFECTS REPORTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N687EA (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931116042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931116042909A), Nov 16, 1993: Amtrqk QUICKIE2 (N687EA), North Kingstown, RI, Destroyed. Lost power after takeoff. Reported prop stopped. Ditched in bay. No anomalies found.
- [Accident 19930502011399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502011399A), May 2, 1993: Amtrqk QUICKIE2 (N687EA), North Kingstown, RI, Substantial damage. Ballooned landing. Came back down hard. Collapsed left main and cracked left wing. Departed runway into barricades.
- [Incident 19910622031999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622031999I), Jun 22, 1991: Amtrqk QUICKIE (N687EA), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft ballooned and landed on right main landing gear and propeller.
- [Incident 19880804049269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804049269I), Aug 4, 1988: Amtrqk QUICKIE2 (N687EA), Newport, RI, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on normal landing. Veered off into drainage ditch. Found tail wheel spring was bent.
- [Incident 19880623043879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623043879I), Jun 23, 1988: Amtrqk QUICKIE2 (N687EA), Moriches, NY, Minor damage. Encountered turbulence on a test flight. Six brick ballasts crashed through canopy,fell on vehicles and homes below

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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