# Accident 19930327029469A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Durhamville, NY, March 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Durhamville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1209° N, 75.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1209&lon=-75.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12726, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12726-2004-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kibiuk Theodore QUICKIE (registry code 05645F4, https://openairdocs.org/model/kibiuk-theodore-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Onan ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 47850, https://openairdocs.org/engine/onan-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: ONAN ONAN40HP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,292 total, 118 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930327029469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM LOW PASS. STRUCK TREES. BATTERY CABLE LOOSE. BATTERY LOW CHARGE. BATTERY 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 BFO93LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA062), Mar 27, 1993: Kibiuk Quickie (N12726), Durhamville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOOSE BATTERY CABLE TO THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL, RESULTING IN TOTAL POWER LOSS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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