- Date
- August 17, 1985, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wren, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4253FUnknown Quickie
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850817064219A
- Case key
- 12882
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Analysis
On August 17,1985 at about 1442 EDT, a Q2 quickie (homebuilt) N4253F, registered to gary a. moser and flown by keith w. moser crashed while performing maneuvers 1/2 mile southeast of Wren, Ohio, while on a personal flight. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot received serious injury. The flight originated from the van wert airport, van wert, Ohio, on August 17,1985 at about 1415 EDT. Several witnesses reported the aircraft flying very low.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4253F
- Reported as
- Unknown Quickie
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- GM290681
- Engine
- Onan UNKNOWN ENG, 18 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Keith Webb Moser
- Registered owner
- Gary A. Moser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1985
- Departed
- AOH · Lima, OH
- Destination
- VNW · Van Wert, OH
- Airport
- VNW · Van Wert Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 4 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- FDY, 52 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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