- Date
- April 14, 1982, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cleveland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1225GQuickie
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820414009479A
- Case key
- 70280
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After taking off with full power, the pilot turned left to a crosswind position. Shortly thereafter, he noticed a partial power loss and turned further left to a downwind. From this position, there was a powerline between him and the runway. He elected to land in a plowed field rather that attempt to cross over the powerline. During the landing, the plane was substantially damaged. An investigation revealed there was water in the fuel system. The pilot reported that before this flight, the plane had been parked outside for five days with the fuel tank half full. Also, there had been heavy rains during the last three days of that period.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1225G
- Reported as
- Quickie
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0205
- Airframe hours
- 160
- Engine
- Onan B48M, 22 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nicholas Kriens
- Registered owner
- H. Harding
- Departed
- 6R3 · Cleveland, TX
- Destination
- 6R3 · Cleveland, TX
- Airport
- 6R3 · Cleveland Municipal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 590 total · 1 in this make and model · 460 as pilot in command · 251 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.