# Accident 19830424017459A: Amtrai SCAMP, Edwardsville, IL, April 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1983, 13:20 local time
- Place: Edwardsville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7908° N, 89.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwardsville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7908&lon=-89.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15RV-1990-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vaught Russell AEROSPORT SCAMP (registry code 05646BH, https://openairdocs.org/model/vaught-russell-aerosport-scamp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI SCAMP
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424017459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER BELCHING BLACK SMOKE.  NOSED OVER LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. POSA CARBURETOR NOTED FOR CARB ICING.

## 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 CHI83LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA186), Apr 24, 1983: Aerosport Scamp (N15RV), Edwardsville, IL, 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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