# Accident 19800419009649A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP2, Chesterfield, VA, April 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419009649A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF WITH CROSSWIND. AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY, HIT ROUGH GROUND ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL80FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID18), Apr 19, 1980: Eaa Biplane P-2 (N731M), Chesterfield, VA, substantial damage

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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