# Accident 20071008824659A: Amtr QUICKIE, Merrill, WI, October 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Merrill, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1542° N, 89.1106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1542&lon=-89.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5425D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5425D-2007-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krueger Arden B QUICKIE (registry code 05645D1, https://openairdocs.org/model/krueger-arden-b-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Onan ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 47850, https://openairdocs.org/engine/onan-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071008824659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. FIRST FLIGHT AFTER BEING IN STORAGE FOR 10 YEARS. CONDITION INSPECTION PERFORMED ON 08/20/07. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED ON IMPACT. PILOT INDICATED HE COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 65 MPH. TRIM COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED IN FLIGHT. PILOT INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT FLEW LIKE IT WAS BEHIND THE "POWER CURVE."

## 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 CHI08CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA007), Oct 8, 2007: Krueger Quickie (N5425D), Antigo, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot, the proper climb rate not obtained/maintained by the pilot, and the airspeed not obtained/maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors…

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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