# Accident 19950725026449A: Amtr TRIQ2, Lorain - Elyria, OH, July 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lorain - Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3702° N, 82.1005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3702&lon=-82.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888TQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888TQ-1996-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga William TRI-Q200 (registry code 05645H2, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-william-tri-q200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TRIQ2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725026449A

## Narrative

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

TRIED STAGGERED TAKEOFF. OTHER AIRBORNE FIRST. WAKE TURBULENCE FROM LEAD AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED RUNWAY. LACKED SKILL. (-23) PILOT OF QUICKIE DID STAGGERED TAKEOFF BEHIND A HYPERBIP, HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA175), Jul 25, 1995: Varga TRI-Q200 (N888TQ), Elyria, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to perform a staggered takeoff on the downwind side of the runway, which resulted in a wake turbulence encounter, loss of control in flight, and uncontrolled descent onto the…

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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