- Date
- August 21, 1987, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Redlands, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2GQQuickie Q-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870821047069A
- Case key
- 25302
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a demo flt the acft was observed on final approach when it collided with the terrain and was consumed by fire. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions reported. The plt made a radio call as he turned to the base leg. There was no report of any emergency condition. The acft impacted rough terrain about 400 yds short of the rwy. The plt/owner had been rechecked by FAA on 10/23/86 because he was observed having difficulty lndg and taking off in the quickie tri Q-200. The pax was a stu plt taking a fam ride in the acft. The acft is controlled by a single control stick between the two plts. It is not known who was flying the acft at the time of the acc. The acft was estimated to be about 200 lbs overweight when it crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2GQ
- Reported as
- Quickie Q-200
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2249
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glenne. Kuhlman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Airport
- L12 · Redlands, runway 26, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 72
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,320 total · 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.