# NTSB Accident IAD97LA061
> **Theis QUICKIE** · 1997-04-02 · FOSTORIA, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA061
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07727
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-02
- **Location:** FOSTORIA, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.150325, -83.410232
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Theis
- **Model:** QUICKIE
- **Registration:** N53ET
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a disconnect of electrical wires to the engine ignition, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the wheat (crop) that was encountered during the landing.

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