# Accident 19900413022829A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Altoona, AL, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Altoona, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0303° N, 86.3104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0303&lon=-86.3104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36RH-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hood Lewis R QUICKIE (registry code 0564569, https://openairdocs.org/model/hood-lewis-r-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Onan ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 47850, https://openairdocs.org/engine/onan-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: ONAN B48MGA018
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413022829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED EN ROUTE. CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR OPEN FIELD. FUEL TANK VENT CLOGGED. NO ANNUAL AIRCRAFT INSPECTION.

## 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 ATL90DKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ05), Apr 13, 1990: Hood Quickie (N36RH), Altoona, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND A BLOCKED FUEL VENT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

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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