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May 24, 1995 · Bailey Quickie Q-2 Quickie Q · N29BD

Woodsfield, OH

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 24, 1995
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 fatality)
Location
Woodsfield, OH
Aircraft
Bailey Quickie Q-2 Quickie Q
Tail Number
N29BD
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
NYC95LA124

THE FLIGHT WHICH BECAME OVERDUE WAS DESTINED FOR MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT (4G5). A SEARCH LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE IN A HAYFIELD ABOUT 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25 AT 4G5. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHE HEARD THE SOUND OF AN AIRPLANE ENGINE STOP. SHE THEN SAW THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, CIRCLE AND DESCEND DOWN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE ENGINE THEN RESTARTED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE 1545 HOUR SURFACE WEATHER REPORT FOR WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA INDICATED THE WIND WAS AT 220 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME DURING THE LAST 90 DAYS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

NTSB Probable Cause

The loss engine power for undetermined reason and the pilot's failure to maintain control which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain.

Full Narrative

On May 24, 1995, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Bailey Quickie Q-2, N29BD, an experimental, homebuilt airplane, collided with the terrain, in Woodsfield, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot departed the Marshall County Airport, Moundsville, West Virginia, approximately 1315, for the 18 NM flight to Woodsfield. When the pilot did not arrive, the Sheriff's Department was notified, and a search was initiated. The wreckage was located on May 25, 1995, at approximately 0830 in a hayfield, about 1 mile northeast of the approach end of runway 25. A witness outside his house near the crash site stated that he heard the airplane's "engine shut off" and his attention was drawn to the airplane. He saw the airplane circling before starting down at a "sharp angle...45 degrees nose down." The witness stated that the engine started again, and described it as "the same way it stopped, no engine labor or grinding." The engine was removed from the airplane and examined by an FAA Airworthiness Inspector, on June 1, 1995. According to the Inspector's statement, "...other than impact damage on the push rods for the right front cylinder, the engine turned freely." The engine examination did not reveal any discrepancies. The Wheeling, West Virginia 1545 weather was; 5,000 scattered, visibility 12 miles, temperature 84 degrees F, dew point 66 degrees F, wind 220 degrees, 11 knots, gust to 22, altimeter 30.02 inches Hg. The pilot's personal log book indicated that he had a total of 69.7 flight hours, with 21.2 hours in this make and model airplane, and 2 flight hours in this make and model airplane in the last 90 days. An autopsy was performed on the pilot, on May 26, 1995, at the Franklin County Coroner's Office, in Columbus, Ohio, by Dr. Keith Norton. Toxicological tests were conducted at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:30 EDT
Nearest AirportMonroe County (1nm ESE)
Runway25
Runway Length3806 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBailey Quickie Q-2 Quickie Q
Tail NumberN29BD
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsRevmaster · 2100D · Reciprocating · 64
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 fatality)
Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 39 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind220° @ 11 kt, gusting 22 kt
Visibility12 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point66 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time19:45
Weather SourceWFAC

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