# Incident 19830115002349I: Amtr QUICKSILVER, Lafayette, CO, January 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9948° N, 105.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9948&lon=-105.0997&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
- Reported engine: AMTR CUYUNA430
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 125 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830115002349I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL PUMP FAILED.

## 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.
- [Accident 19820820039869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820039869A), Aug 20, 1982: Amtr QUICKSILVER (N3149Z), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff over gross, down wind and high density altitude. Settled after liftoff and hit an airport sign.

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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