Vestal QUICKIE Q2 N14VV
18 April 1989 · St Joseph, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1989 at about 00:45 local time, a Vestal QUICKIE Q2 registered N14VV, operated by Vestal, Ronald D., was involved in an accident near St Joseph, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Joseph, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rosecrans (STJ)
- Coordinates
- 39.7592, -94.8509
- Aircraft
- Vestal QUICKIE Q2
- Registration
- N14VV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Vestal, Ronald D.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Joseph → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC89LA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THAT DURING A LANDING, HE FLARED TOO HIGH & THE ACFT STALLED & HIT THE RWY. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST & THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY & NOSED OVER. THE PLT HAD LESS THAN 3 HRS OF FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL OF ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 16 Oct 1989 | Cessna 152 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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