Blythe QUICKIE N316Q
20 April 1986 · Eustis, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1986 at about 14:45 local time, a Blythe QUICKIE registered N316Q, operated by Douglas Steen, was involved in an accident near Eustis, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eustis, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.8498, -81.6793
- Aircraft
- Blythe QUICKIE
- Registration
- N316Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Douglas Steen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Flagler → Deland
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86FA126
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED ON A STUDENT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH 2 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK OF THE HOMEBUILT QUICKIE. ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE FAILED AT 1800 FT MSL. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO STRETCH THE GLIDE TO A ROAD AND STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IN AN IN-LINE FILTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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