# NTSB CHI81FET14: PDQ 2D, N8052F, Goshen, IN, September 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1981
- Place: Goshen, IN · GOSHEN, IN
- Location: 41.5739° N, 85.8303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goshen, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5739&lon=-85.8303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2757  81/9/12    GOSHEN,IN           PDQ 2D              CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1806                    N8052F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOSHEN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOSHEN,IN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- KNOWN TAIL FLUTTER PROBLEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8052F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PDQ 2D
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Goshen Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810912069639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912069639A), Sep 12, 1981: Amtrpd PDQ2, Goshen, IN, Destroyed. First flight of aircraft resulted in crash. Aircraft had experienced tail flutter during previous tests.

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.

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