# NTSB LAX81DUG35: Quickie 472, N4243X, Corona, CA, July 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1981
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&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 August 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1373   81/7/2    CORONA,CA           QUICKIE 472         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 448
        TIME - 1000                    N4243X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ONAN 22.5 HP ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4243X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4243X-2011-04-08), registration cancelled 2011-04-08, S/N 472, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE 472
- Registry model: [Carlson William D QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/carlson-william-d-quickie) (registry code 05645DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Onan ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/onan-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 47850, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Corona

## 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 19810702038229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038229A), Jul 2, 1981: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Corona, CA, Destroyed. Lost power in pattern. Crash landed short of runway. Cause of power loss not reported.

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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