Quickie 1 N234Q

Summary

On 10 January 1982 at about 19:45 local time, a Quickie 1 registered N234Q, operated by Howard Meissner, was involved in an accident near Upland, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 January 1982 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Upland, California, United States

Coordinates

34.1004, -117.6605

Aircraft

Quickie 1

Registration

N234Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Howard Meissner

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Upland → Upland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FUG05

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON AN UPWARD SLOPING RUNWAY TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO CLEAR OBSTACLES WITH THE 22 HORSEPOWER ENGINE. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND A STREET LIGHT POLE, THE PLANE STRUCK A STREET CURB AND A FENCE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AS ABOUT 2400 FT. THERE WAS LIGHT RAIN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT WATER DROPS ON THE CANARD MAY DISTURB ITS AIRFLOW AND MAKE THE AIRCRAFT NOSE HEAVY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.