# Accident 19910209001849A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Gilmer, TX, February 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gilmer, TX
- Airport: Gilmer-Upshur County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7300° N, 94.9398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7300&lon=-94.9398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3147L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3147L-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Samuels Donald E QUICKIE Q 2 (registry code 05645KM, https://openairdocs.org/model/samuels-donald-e-quickie-q-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910209001849A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED. HAD INSTALLED NEW PROP.

## 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 FTW91DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPA01), Feb 9, 1991: Donald E. Samuels Q2 (N3147L), Gilmer, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

## Other reports on N3147L (1)

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

- [Incident 19860726050169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726050169I), Jul 26, 1986: Amtrqk QUICKIE2 (N3147L), Waukesha, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft veered on rollout and departed runway into the mud and nosed up. Right brake more spongy than left.

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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