# Accident 19820820039869A: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Broomfield, CO, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 14:10 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9392° N, 105.0596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9392&lon=-105.0596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3149Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3149Z-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson James QUICKSILVER MXII (registry code 05647TK, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-james-quicksilver-mxii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILVER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 57 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820039869A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF OVER GROSS, DOWN WIND AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF AND HIT AN AIRPORT SIGN.

## 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 DEN82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA169), Aug 20, 1982: Quicksilver Mxii (N3149Z), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3149Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19830505023659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505023659I), May 5, 1983: Amtr QUICKSILVER (N3149Z), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Encountered severe turbulence. Made a hard landing. Gust of wind blew aircraft upside down after trainee exited.
- [Incident 19830213008119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830213008119I), Feb 13, 1983: Amtr QUICKSILVER (N3149Z), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft became stuck in mud. A bystander was struck by idling prop while helping to push aircraft.
- [Incident 19830115002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830115002349I), Jan 15, 1983: Amtr QUICKSILVER (N3149Z), Lafayette, CO, Minor damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Collapsed nose wheel on forced landing. Fuel pump failed.

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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