# Accident 19900825037089A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Delphi, IN, August 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Delphi, IN
- Airport: Delphi Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5793° N, 86.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5793&lon=-86.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42LQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42LQ-1991-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Lonnie D QUICKIE (registry code 05645HK, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-lonnie-d-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 933 total, 4 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEX02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825037089A

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLED TURN TO RIGHT ON CLIMBOUT.LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, VEERED OFF RUNWAY.RUDDER DISCONNECTED.NOT SECURED.

## 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 CHI90DEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEX02), Aug 26, 1990: Johnson Quickie 299 (N42LQ), Delphi, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT/MECHANIC'S IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RUDDER CABLE TURNBUCKLES.

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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