# Accident 19800528017049A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Manteo, NC, May 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Airport: Manteo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8985° N, 75.6514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manteo, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8985&lon=-75.6514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80661, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80661-1983-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicholson Kenneth J KN05 QUICKIE (registry code 0564572, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholson-kenneth-j-kn05-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528017049A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE. STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

## 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 ATL80FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLJ14), May 28, 1980: Quickie KN05 (N80661), Manteo, NC, 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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