# Accident 19800831040609A: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Loveland, CO, August 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Airport: Ft Collins-Lovela
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214AL-1982-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mullan J A QUICKIE (registry code 0564561, https://openairdocs.org/model/mullan-j-a-quickie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQK QUICKIE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831040609A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM NOSE DOWN SPIRAL.

## 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 DEN80DTE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE75), Aug 31, 1980: Quickie KIT214 (N214AL), Ft Collins, CO, 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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