# Accident 19801108063349A: Amtrai AERSPRTQUAIL, Laytonsville, MD, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Laytonsville, MD
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2432° N, 77.1508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVIS (W50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2432&lon=-77.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8034H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8034H-1981-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aymar Robert H. AEROSPORT QUAIL (registry code 0565884, https://openairdocs.org/model/aymar-robert-h-aerosport-quail) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI AERSPRTQUAIL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,571 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108063349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ATL81FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG02), Nov 8, 1980: Aerosport Quail (N8034H), Laytonsville, MD, 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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