- Date
- November 14, 1982, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Death Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1234Amateur Built Quickie Q2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821114058439A
- Case key
- 70426
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that when he was about 100 from the touchdown point, "the bottom fell out and we hit ground." An investigation revealed that the plane initially impacted with a 6 ft sand dune about 60 ft from the approach end of the runway. There was another aircraft in the pattern behind N1234. The pilot of the other plane did not see the actual impact, but he reported that N1234 flew a long downwind and a long, low final approach. He stated that the air was smooth except for some thermals on downwind. He saw the dust from the crash and said it rose nearly straight-up and drifted gradually. Also, he noticed no unusual weather conditions when he landed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1234
- Reported as
- Amateur Built Quickie Q2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2307
- Airframe hours
- 95
- Engine
- Volkswagen REVMASTER, 64 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas H. Newhard
- Registered owner
- Thomas H. Newhard
- Departed
- CMA · Camarillo, CA
- Destination
- Suffolk, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- L06 · Death Valley Airport, runway 33, 3,040 × 72 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 685 total · 95 in this make and model · 655 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Temperature
- 127 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 85 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.