- Date
- March 3, 1986, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Deland, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41QSwanningson Quickie
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860303007539A
- Case key
- 31485
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed to takeoff & climb to about 300 ft, then roll to the left & descend to ground impact in an aprx 60 deg bank angle. The plt had stated that he was not feeling well just prior to departure, a witness stated that the plt had made several forced landings in the past in this acft as a result of engine failures. Another witness stated that the eng did not sound as if it were operating normally during the takeoff & that the plt appeared to be turning back to the arpt. Lcoal flt conditions were described as bumpy. Surface winds in the general area were reported as 14 KTS with gusts to 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41Q
- Reported as
- Swanningson Quickie
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 41
- Airframe hours
- 900
- Engine
- Onan B48MMGAD18364, 18 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas W. Swanningson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- DED
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,050 total · 900 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 17 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.
Other investigations on N41Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.