# Accident 19800413009359A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Melbourne, FL, April 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1980, 08:04 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RF-1980-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fischer Robert L QUICKIE (registry code 0564579, https://openairdocs.org/model/fischer-robert-l-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Reported engine: ONAN ONAN22HP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413009359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. VEERED INTO TREES. FOUND DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80FLD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD58), Apr 13, 1980: Rutan/Fshr Quicke (N123RF), Melbourne, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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