# Accident 19920920037599A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Minden, NV, September 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1992, 07:55 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0098° N, 119.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0098&lon=-119.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4AN-1993-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Abrams/Nuding QUICKIE Q-2 (registry code 05645RY, https://openairdocs.org/model/abrams-nuding-quickie-q-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,475 total, 3 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920920037599A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON NEWLY PURCHASED HOMEBUILT. CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NO ANOMALIES. CARBURETOR ICING IN AREA.

## 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 LAX92LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA395), Sep 20, 1992: Abrams/Nuding Quickie Q2 (N4AN), Minden, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT.

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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