# NTSB CHI86FEV04: Pate Quickie, N24RP, Danville, IL, August 3, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: August 3, 1986, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Danville, IL
- Coordinates: 40.140735, -87.609725 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1407&lon=-87.6097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86FEV04
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13341/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEV04

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft weight and balance - improper, manufacturer (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, manufacturer (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - climb - not possible
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - not possible

## Analysis

AFTER PERFORMING HI SPEED TAXI TESTS, THE PLT OF A NEW HOME BUILT ACFT TOOK OFF ON THE ACFT'S 1ST FLT. AFTER TAKING OFF,HE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG; HOWEVER, BY THEN, THE ACFT WAS PAST THE DEP END OF THE RWY AT 50 TO 75 FT AGL & WOULD NOT CLIMB ANY HIGHER. THE PLT TRIED TO TURN, BUT IN A TURN, THE NOSE WOULD DROP. THE ACFT WAS SOON APCHG A POWER LINE, SO THE PLT 'CUT' THE ENG POWER & THE ACFT CRASHED IN A BEAN FIELD. AN INV REVEALED THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH THE CENTER-OF-GRAVITY (CG) 1.93 INCHES AHEAD OF THE FORWARD LIMIT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24RP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24RP-1991-05-07), registration cancelled 1991-05-07, S/N 0155 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PATE QUICKIE
- Registry model: [Pate Robert Lee QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/pate-robert-lee-quickie) (registry code 0564557) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 0155
- Airframe hours: 6
- Engines: ONAN JLO 600 18 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Dale J Schultz
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 11, 1986, 2 hours before
- Departed: DNV
- Destination: DNV
- Airport: DNV, Vermilion County, runway 3, 5,400 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 240 total, 149 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19860803036869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803036869A), Aug 3, 1986: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Danville, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported control difficulties after takeoff. Forced landing in field to avoid obstacles. CG forward of limit.

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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