# Accident 19940226005719A: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Las Vegas, NV, February 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1994, 08:02 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2391° N, 115.2294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2391&lon=-115.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89BW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 8 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940226005719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FIBERGLASS TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE.

## 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 LAX94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA142), Feb 26, 1994: Weber Q200 (N89BW), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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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