# Accident 20030531009959A: Amtr QUICKIE, Alexander City, AL, May 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2003, 13:17 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Airport: Thomas C Russell Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9089° N, 85.9511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9089&lon=-85.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N389Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389Q-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Collier Gary J QUICKIE (registry code 05645DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/collier-gary-j-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKIE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531009959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 HOURS LOCAL TIME, MR. JAMES ANNABLE, WHO WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND, DEPARTED ALEXANDER CITY AIRPORT IN AN AMATEUR HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, N389Q. AFTER DEPARTURE MR. ANNABLE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNSTABLE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE SINGLE COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE, AND THE ENGINE QUIT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PATCH OF TREES JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL03LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA102), May 31, 2003: Collier Quickie (N389Q), Alexander, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss engine of power due to undetermined reasons.

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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