# Accident 19810524027519A: Amtrai SCAMP, Ashland, KY, May 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, KY
- Airport: Ashland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5545° N, 82.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHLAND RGNL (DWU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5545&lon=-82.7377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9995A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9995A-2013-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Little-James WT-16-3 SCAMP (registry code 0564526, https://openairdocs.org/model/little-james-wt-16-3-scamp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI SCAMP
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DLQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524027519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON RAMP THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

## 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 ATL81DLQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ17), May 24, 1981: Aero Sport Scamp (N9995A), Ashland, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9995A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960615014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615014119A), Jun 15, 1996: Amtrai SCAMP (N9995A), Ashland, KY, Substantial damage. Struck trees on takeoff due partial power loss. Possible fuel contamination. Not fueled or flow for 10 months.

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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