- Date
- February 25, 1988, 17:38 local (23:38 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N587TCCarter Quickee 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880225003919A
- Case key
- 34542
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flying a homebuilt aircraft, under experimental category, the pilot experienced an engine failure. An emergency ldg was made on a highway, and during the ldg roll the acft struck some marker barrels, suffering substantial damage. The pilot said the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion, and post-flt inspection confirmed lack of fuel caused the engine stoppage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N587TC
- Reported as
- Carter Quickee 2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2398
- Airframe hours
- 22
- Engine
- Volkswagen REVMASTER2100, 64 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carter, Teddy R.
- Registered owner
- Carter, Teddy R
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1987 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- SGF · Springfield, MO
- Destination
- SGF
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 278 total · 21 in this make and model · 125 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 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.