Carter QUICKEE 2 N587TC

Summary

On 25 February 1988 at about 23:38 local time, a Carter QUICKEE 2 registered N587TC, operated by Carter, Teddy R., was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri, 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

25 February 1988 at 23:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Carter QUICKEE 2

Registration

N587TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carter, Teddy R.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88LA055

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

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.