# Accident 19900721027709A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Plainfield, IL, July 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1990, 08:45 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow Internation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6099° N, 88.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6099&lon=-88.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701RC-1993-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cothern Ronald D QUICKIE (registry code 05645CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/cothern-ronald-d-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 135 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721027709A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK FENCE POST ON FORCED LANDING. WIRE CAME OFF IGNITION COIL. STOPPED IGNITION.

## 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 CHI90DEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE08), Jul 21, 1990: Ronald D. Cothern Quickie (N701RC), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF AN IGNITION LEAD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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