Tuk Gregory QUICKIE Q-2 N128KB
26 April 1983 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1983 at about 11:10 local time, a Tuk Gregory QUICKIE Q-2 registered N128KB was involved in an accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 11:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ann Arbor (ARB)
- Coordinates
- 42.2196, -83.2610
- Aircraft
- Tuk Gregory QUICKIE Q-2
- Registration
- N128KB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ann Arbor → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA187
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 HOME BUILT ACFT WAS ON ITS 1ST TEST FLT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE THROTTLE BECAME BOUND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AFTER CHECKING THE STALL CHARACTERISTICS. REPORTEDLY, THE ENG LOST POWER AT ABOUT THIS TIME WHEN A RAPID THROTTLE MOVEMENT WAS MADE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE ENG WAS EQUIPPED WITH A POSA TYPE CARBURETOR WHICH HAD NO ACCELERATION PUMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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