# Accident 20060823026579A: Frickw QUESTAIRQ20, Big Rapids, MI, August 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7108° N, 85.4872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7108&lon=-85.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2QV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2QV-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frick William QUESTAIR Q20 (registry code 056186K, https://openairdocs.org/model/frick-william-questair-q20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRICKW QUESTAIRQ20
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,021 total, 160 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060823026579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 23, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830Z, N2QV AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT QUESTAIR Q20 REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY NUMEROUS WITNESSES PASSING OVERHEAD AT A LOW ALTITUDE, WITHOUT ANY ACCOMPANYING ENGINE NOISE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO BE BROKEN OFF AT THE ROOT AND CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS ENDING UP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. FUEL WAS NOT FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 CHI06LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA243), Aug 23, 2006: Frick Questair Q20 (N2QV), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply, which resulted in the exhaustion of the fuel supply and the subsequent loss of engine power. The trees that the airplane struck during 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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