# NTSB FTW81FQD17: Quickie 01, N3765B, El Paso, TX, April 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1981
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0673  81/4/30    EL PASO,TX          QUICKIE 01          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 7549
        TIME - 1345                    N3765B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST TEXAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ENG RPM INCREASED OVR 4000RPM W PWR REDUCED.PROP DESTROYED DRG CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3765B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3765B-1983-04-14), registration cancelled 1983-04-14, S/N 251, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE 01
- Registry model: [Beeson Jack T QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/beeson-jack-t-quickie) (registry code 05645AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Texas

## 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 19810430020619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020619A), Apr 30, 1981: Amtrqk QUICKIE, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff and aircraft flipped inverted in sand.

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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