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NTSB accident investigation · Quickie 01 · Collegedale, TN · September 20, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1980
Place
Collegedale, TN · COLLEGEDALE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N45BTQuickie 01
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800920042019A
Case key
128534

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2664  80/9/20    COLLEGEDALE,TN      QUICKIE 01          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1800
        TIME - 1920                    N45BT               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGEDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEDALE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N45BT
Reported as
Quickie 01
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Collegedale Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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