# NTSB CHI82DEM01: Quickie, N12QQ, Plainwell, MI, October 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1981
- Place: Plainwell, MI · PLAINWELL, MI
- Location: 42.4473° N, 85.6413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-85.6413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DEM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2765  81/10/16   PLAINWELL,MI        QUICKIE             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 336
        TIME - 1345                    N12QQ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSTEGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINWELL,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12QQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12QQ-1985-01-22), registration cancelled 1985-01-22, S/N 296 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE
- Registry model: [Froelich Del QUICKIE-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/froelich-del-quickie-i) (registry code 05645CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ostego

## 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 19811016071639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016071639A), Oct 16, 1981: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Plainwell, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft climbed to 40 feet above ground during takeoff. Pilot claims it would go no higher. Cause undetermined.

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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