- Date
- July 24, 1985, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fenton, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32JGJames Gress Quickie
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850724037039A
- Case key
- 33996
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taking off, the plt noted a partial loss of eng power during the initial climb. He was unable to maintain alt & tried to maneuver around trees near the departure end of the rwy. However, the acft descended into the tree tops, then crashed onto the roof of a residential building. An exam of the eng revealed that one cylinder head gasket was leaking during eng operation, providing insufficient compression to that cylinder & a reduction of power. The eng had only 2 cylinders.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32JG
- Reported as
- James Gress Quickie
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0325
- Airframe hours
- 12
- Engine
- Onan B48GA018/1A, 18 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- James T. Villmer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 3WE · Fenton, MO
- Airport
- Weiss, runway 18, 3,045 × 40 ft
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 247 total · 42 in this make and model · 201 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUS, 8 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.