# Incident 19821208066769I: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Wixom, MI, December 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1982, 16:10 local time
- Place: Wixom, MI
- Airport: Spencer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5228° N, 83.5302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wixom, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5228&lon=-83.5302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3145D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3145D-2011-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nebulon Ultralights QUICKSILVER MX (registry code 05647QH, https://openairdocs.org/model/nebulon-ultralights-quicksilver-mx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 19050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUICKSILVER
- Reported engine: AMTR CUYUNA430
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821208066769I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED ON TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT. REAR CYLINDER AND PISTON WAS SCORED. HAS A HISTORY OF SEIZURE FROM OVERHEAT.

## Other reports on N3145D (2)

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

- [Accident 19820929049899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820929049899A), Sep 29, 1982: Amtr QUICKSILVER (N3145D), Wixom, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft was stolen and found crashed 1.5 miles from airport.
- [Incident 19820911069849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911069849I), Sep 11, 1982: Amtr QUICKSILVER (N3145D), Wixom, MI, Minor damage. Engine failed on climbout. Crash landed in a cornfield. Found dirt and water in fuel from a unfiltered drum.

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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