# NTSB NYC95LA124: Bailey Quickie Q-2, N29BD, Woodsfield, OH, May 24, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 24, 1995, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Woodsfield, OH - Coordinates: 39.759235, -81.110977 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7592&lon=-81.1110&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed, report December 19, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38971 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA124 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38971/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=38971 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA124 ## Probable cause The loss engine power for undetermined reason and the pilot's failure to maintain control which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - reason for occurrence undetermined - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - Loss of control - in flight, descent - emergency - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - rough/uneven - terrain condition - none suitable (cause) ## Analysis THE FLIGHT WHICH BECAME OVERDUE WAS DESTINED FOR MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT (4G5). A SEARCH LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE IN A HAYFIELD ABOUT 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25 AT 4G5. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHE HEARD THE SOUND OF AN AIRPLANE ENGINE STOP. SHE THEN SAW THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, CIRCLE AND DESCEND DOWN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE ENGINE THEN RESTARTED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE 1545 HOUR SURFACE WEATHER REPORT FOR WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA INDICATED THE WIND WAS AT 220 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME DURING THE LAST 90 DAYS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ## Factual narrative On May 24, 1995, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Bailey Quickie Q-2, N29BD, an experimental, homebuilt airplane, collided with the terrain, in Woodsfield, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot departed the Marshall County Airport, Moundsville, West Virginia, approximately 1315, for the 18 NM flight to Woodsfield. When the pilot did not arrive, the Sheriff's Department was notified, and a search was initiated. The wreckage was located on May 25, 1995, at approximately 0830 in a hayfield, about 1 mile northeast of the approach end of runway 25. A witness outside his house near the crash site stated that he heard the airplane's "engine shut off" and his attention was drawn to the airplane. He saw the airplane circling before starting down at a "sharp angle...45 degrees nose down." The witness stated that the engine started again, and described it as "the same way it stopped, no engine labor or grinding." The engine was removed from the airplane and examined by an FAA Airworthiness Inspector, on June 1, 1995. According to the Inspector's statement, "...other than impact damage on the push rods for the right front cylinder, the engine turned freely." The engine examination did not reveal any discrepancies. The Wheeling, West Virginia 1545 weather was; 5,000 scattered, visibility 12 miles, temperature 84 degrees F, dew point 66 degrees F, wind 220 degrees, 11 knots, gust to 22, altimeter 30.02 inches Hg. The pilot's personal log book indicated that he had a total of 69.7 flight hours, with 21.2 hours in this make and model airplane, and 2 flight hours in this make and model airplane in the last 90 days. An autopsy was performed on the pilot, on May 26, 1995, at the Franklin County Coroner's Office, in Columbus, Ohio, by Dr. Keith Norton. Toxicological tests were conducted at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N29BD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29BD-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N Q2BD, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BAILEY QUICKIE Q-2 (QUICKIE Q-) - Registry model: [Bailey Myrl K QUICKIE Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-myrl-k-quickie-q-2) (registry code 05645MY) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: Q2BD - Airframe hours: 1404 - Engines: REVMASTER 2100D 64 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Walter R. Murray - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, November 11, 1994, 35 hours before - Departed: 74D, MOUNDSVILLE, WV - Destination: 4G5 - Airport: 4G5, Monroe County, runway 25, 3,806 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; toxicology performed; flight hours: 70 total, 21 in this make and model, 46 as pilot in command, 67 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 11 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HLG, 30 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950524012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950524012959A), May 24, 1995: Amtrqk QUICKIE2, Woodsfield, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness heard engine stop and craft dived into ground. No engine anomalies found. Indicates a stall impact. (-23) on may 25, 1995, about 1330 eastern daylight… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 5, 1995, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=38971. 587 KB in all. - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 1, .PDF, 152 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469882&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Sheriff's Report (item 2, .PDF, 199 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469883&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Sheriff%27s%20Report-Master.PDF - Toxicological Report (item 3, .PDF, 138 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469884&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Toxicological%20Report-Master.PDF - Photo 1: Main Wreckage site (item 4, .PDF, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40038172&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20%20Main%20Wreckage%20site-Master.PDF - Photo 2: Main Wreckage (item 5, .PDF, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40038173&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20%20Main%20Wreckage-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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