NTSB FTW87LA125 — 1987-05-25 · SHERMAN, Texas, United States

N85Q has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA A185F, built 1978), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N85Q QUICKIE Q2 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE DEVELOPING MORE LIFT THAN THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING TIP DRAGGED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE INTO THE MUD WHERE IT FLIPPED INVERTED BEFORE STOPPING. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL EVIDENCE OF PRE-ACCIDENT CONTROL PROBLEMS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW87LA125.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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