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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr QUICKIE2 · Tehachapi, CA · July 20, 2003

Date: July 20, 2003 · 09:45 local
Place: Tehachapi, CA
Airport: Mountain Valley Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N218DT
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA237
Reported as: Amtr QUICKIE2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N218DTRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2004 · Thompson David R QUICKIE QZS/N 2173 Airframe modelThompson David R QUICKIE QZ

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What happened

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(-23) Amateur-built experimental category aircraft was attempting maiden flight. Weather conditions were clear with light winds. Builder/pilot was sole occupant. Aircraft lined up on active runway with an estimated 10 knot tailwind and began take-off roll. Aircraft rotated and lifted off veering to the left and dipping the left wing. Aircraft reached an estimated altitude of thirty (30) feet AGL, appeared to stall, veering left again and returning to the ground where it impacted and flipped over onto it's top. Fire ensued and the sole occupant was fatally injured. Aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING MAIDEN FLIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS. BUILDER/PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT LINED UP ON ACTIVE RUNWAY WITH AN ESTIMATED 10 KNOT TAILWIND AND BEGAN TAKE-OFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND LIFTED OFF VEERING TO THE LEFT AND DIPPING THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF THIRTY (30) FEET AGL, APPEARED TO STALL, VEERING LEFT AGAIN AND RETURNING TO THE GROUND WHERE IT IMPACTED AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S TOP. FIRE ENSUED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA237Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTehachapi, CAThe pilot's inadvertent entry into a pilot induced oscillation and failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff initial climb. A contributing factor was the pilot's likely impairment by an over-the-counter drug substance that degraded his physical…Jul 20, 2003 · Destroyed