# Accident 19920704023599A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Humboldt, IA, July 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1992, 08:15 local time
- Place: Humboldt, IA
- Airport: Humboldt Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7600° N, 94.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7600&lon=-94.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 387 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920704023599A

## Narrative

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

PROP AND FOUR INCHES OF CRANKSHAFT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT INFLIGHT. NOSED OVER LANDING IN BEAN FIELD.

## 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 CHI92DCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD08), Jul 4, 1992: John Schackel Q2 (N84JS), Rutland, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

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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