Coutz QUICKIE Q-2 N13QT
16 April 1989 · Lake City, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 April 1989 at about 17:20 local time, a Coutz QUICKIE Q-2 registered N13QT, operated by Rowe, Reardon L., was involved in an accident near Lake City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake City, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.1896, -82.6395
- Aircraft
- Coutz QUICKIE Q-2
- Registration
- N13QT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rowe, Reardon L.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winter Haven → Valdosta
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA89FA132
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A WITNESS THAT WAS DRIVING ALONG I-75 STATED THAT HE LOOKED UP JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE LEFT WING AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN BURNING AND WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. DUE TO IMPACT AND FIRE DAMAGE, THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT, COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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