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NTSB accident investigation · Quickie 01 · New Braunfels, TX · February 10, 1981

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1981
Place
New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N716MHQuickie 01
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810210004229A
Case key
127137

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0097  81/2/10    NEW BRAUNFELS,TX    QUICKIE 01          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 284
        TIME - 0905                    N716MH              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BRAUNFELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BRAUNFELS,TX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      59
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT EQPT NOT INSTALLED.STALLED AVOIDING TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N716MH
Reported as
Quickie 01
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Braunfels

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.