# Accident 19801102065639A: Amtrai AERSPRTQUAIL, Rostraver, PA, November 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rostraver, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI AERSPRTQUAIL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 30 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102065639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING TO AIRPORT. CRASH-LANDED 1 MILE EAST. POSSIBLE CARB ICE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 NYC81FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM04), Nov 2, 1980: Aerosport Quail (N9185A), Rostraver, PA, 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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