# Accident 19800729033369A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Melbourne, FL, July 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1980, 07:44 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N207DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207DM-1980-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Munroe Daryl E QUICKIE (registry code 05645AU, https://openairdocs.org/model/munroe-daryl-e-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 27 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD83) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800729033369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WHEN CROSSWIND EXCEEDED HIS CAPABILITIES. CRASHED OFF 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 MIA80FLD83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD83), Jul 29, 1980: Quickie Monroe (N207DM), Melbourne, FL, 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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