Barker QUICKIE Q2 N244GB
28 September 1988 · Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1988 at about 00:25 local time, a Barker QUICKIE Q2 registered N244GB was involved in an accident near Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Altoona-Blair County (AOO)
- Coordinates
- 40.3101, -78.3206
- Aircraft
- Barker QUICKIE Q2
- Registration
- N244GB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88DGM02
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 PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, AND THAT HE WAS 'DETERMINED TO HOLD THE APPROACH SPEED TO 80 AND RATE OF DESCENT TO 500 FEET PER MINUTE . . .' THE APPROACH WAS FLOWN AT DUSK AS LIGHT WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THE PILOT STATED, 'I SUDDENLY REALIZED I WAS LOW AND APPLIED POWER, BUT IT WAS . . . TOO LATE.' THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO APPROACH LIGHT STRUCTURES & THE GROUND ABOUT 650 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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