Grazier QUICKIE 2 accident near Superior, MT
On September 11, 1996, a Grazier QUICKIE 2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Superior, MT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 11, 1996
- Place
- Superior, MT
- Aircraft
- Grazier QUICKIE 2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.049°N, 114.970°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06813
NTSB summary
On September 11, 1996, at approximately 1340 mountain daylight time, a homebuilt Grazier Quickie 2 airplane, N73QQ, was substantially damaged in a collision with terrain following a loss of control on climbout from Mineral County Airport, Superior, Montana. The private pilot, who owned and had built the aircraft and was its sole occupant at the time, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the 14 CFR 91 flight. Witnesses told FAA investigators that the pilot/owner had been working on the airplane for most of the day just before the accident, and that he had used his car at least twice to "jump-start" the airplane's engine. Witnesses to the accident also told FAA investigators that they saw the airplane climb out from the airport to an altitude of about 600 feet above ground level before initiating a sharp left turn back towards the airport. The witnesses reported that the airplane's nose dropped abruptly while in this sharp turn and that the airplane then "nose-dived" into trees. The FAA investigator stated that the crash site was approximately 1.1 miles east of the airport, whose 3,400-foot-long asphalt runway is oriented generally northwest/southeast. One truck driver who observed the aircraft from an adjacent and roughly parallel interstate highway told the FAA investigators that he was driving 68 MPH on the interstate and that he was moving faster than the airplane. The Homebuilt Aircraft Reference Manual (P.B.E. Incorporated, Crossett, Arkansas, 1991) lists the Quickie 2's stall speed as 64 MPH. FAA investigators who responded to the accident
Probable cause
loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to return to the departure airport, which resulted in a stall and collision with wooded terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
