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Unknown QUICKIE N4253F

17 August 1985 · Wren, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 17 August 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Unknown QUICKIE registered N4253F, operated by Keith Webb Moser, was involved in an accident near Wren, Ohio, 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 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Wren, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Van Wert Municipal (VNW)
Coordinates
40.7999, -84.7707
Aircraft
Unknown QUICKIE
Registration
N4253F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Keith Webb Moser
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lima → Van Wert
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85FEK02

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

ON AUGUST 17,1985 AT ABOUT 1442 EDT, A Q2 QUICKIE (HOMEBUILT) N4253F, REGISTERED TO GARY A. MOSER AND FLOWN BY KEITH W. MOSER CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING MANEUVERS 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF WREN, OHIO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE VAN WERT AIRPORT, VAN WERT, OHIO, ON AUGUST 17,1985 AT ABOUT 1415 EDT. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING VERY LOW.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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