# NTSB MIA79FKG15: Pdq-2 E, N2282T, Stockbridge, GA, January 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1979
- Place: Stockbridge, GA · STOCKBRIDGE, GA
- Location: 33.5296° N, 84.2334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockbridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-84.2334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0025  79/1/16    STOCKBRIDGE,GA      PDQ-2 E             CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1067
        TIME - 1150                    N2282T              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRYHILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKBRIDGE,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- VOLKSWAGEN ENGINE UTILIZED SINGLE BATTERY IGNITION SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2282T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2282T-1979-03-05), registration cancelled 1979-03-05, S/N 8858 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PDQ-2 E
- Registry model: [Hoak-James PDQ-2 MODEL-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoak-james-pdq-2-model-e) (registry code 05653A9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berryhill

## 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 19790116000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000939A), Jan 16, 1979: Amtrpd PDQ2, Stockbridge, GA, Substantial damage. Experimental aircraft crashed short of runway when battery ignition went dead,stopping engine.

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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