- Date
- April 26, 1983, 07:10 local (11:10 UTC)
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N128KBTuk Gregory Quickie Q-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830426016049A
- Case key
- 12150
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The home built acft was on its 1st test flt. According to the plt, the throttle became bound when he attempted to add power after checking the stall characteristics. Reportedly, the eng lost power at about this time when a rapid throttle movement was made. Subsequently, the acft struck a tree during a forced landing. The eng was equipped with a posa type carburetor which had no acceleration pump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N128KB
- Reported as
- Tuk Gregory Quickie Q-2 (QUICKIE Q-)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2654
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100D, 70 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory Stuk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- ARB · Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport
- ARB · Ann Arbor
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 100 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YIP, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.