# NTSB LAX81DUQ29: Quickie 1, N2HQ, Lake Hughes, CA, August 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1981
- Place: Lake Hughes, CA · LAKE HUGHES, CA
- Location: 34.6827° N, 118.4520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Hughes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6827&lon=-118.4520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3270  81/8/11    LAKE HUGHES,CA      QUICKIE 1           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 588
        TIME - 1630                    N2HQ                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMARILLO,CA                INYOKERN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2HQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2HQ-1983-07-29), registration cancelled 1983-07-29, S/N HQ-01 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUICKIE 1
- Registry model: [Hardin Max D QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hardin-max-d-quickie) (registry code 05645AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810811088469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810811088469A), Aug 11, 1981: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Lake Hughes, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Stalled airplane on pullup to avoid a powerline on forced landing. Engine problem undetermined.

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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