# NTSB FTW81FQG22: Quickie 01, N34GD, Abernathy, TX, April 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1981
- Place: Abernathy, TX · ABERNATHY, TX
- Location: 33.8268° N, 101.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abernathy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8268&lon=-101.8509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0485   81/4/7    ABERNATHY,TX        QUICKIE 01          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 3000
        TIME - 1155                    N34GD               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERNATHY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERNATHY,TX                ALLIANCE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34GD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34GD-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE 01
- Registry model: [Dirks George W QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/dirks-george-w-quickie) (registry code 0564558) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Abernathy

## 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 19810407015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407015019A), Apr 7, 1981: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Abernathy, TX, Destroyed. Overcontrolled unfamiliar airplane on takeoff climb. Canard type aircraft struck ground nose first.

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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