- Date
- March 23, 1986, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Watsonville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3921VQuickie II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860323007389A
- Case key
- 24984
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft landed in a wet field off the departure end of the takeoff rwy after the engine lost power during takeoff. The acft nosed over during the landing. The owner reported that the carb heat was on at the scene of the accident. The plt does not remember using the carb heat. During a post accident run-up the acft eng operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3921V
- Reported as
- Quickie II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 451
- Airframe hours
- 40
- Engine
- Onan B48, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas R Hoyt
- Registered owner
- Bill Dvorak
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 40 hours before
- Airport
- MRY · Monterey Peninsula
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.