# NTSB ATL81DLQ17: Aero Sport Scamp, N9995A, Ashland, KY, May 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1981
- Place: Ashland, KY · ASHLAND, KY
- Location: 38.4595° N, 82.6451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4595&lon=-82.6451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1049  81/5/24    ASHLAND,KY          AERO SPORT SCAMP    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 825
        TIME - 1800                    N9995A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHLAND BOYD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- VOLKSWAGON 1850CC EXP ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9995A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9995A-2013-01-07), registration cancelled 2013-01-07, S/N WT-16-3, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO SPORT SCAMP
- Registry model: [Little-James WT-16-3 SCAMP](https://openairdocs.org/model/little-james-wt-16-3-scamp) (registry code 0564526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ashland Boyd

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810524027519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524027519A), May 24, 1981: Amtrai SCAMP, Ashland, KY, Substantial damage. Engine failed after takeoff and pilot made emergency landing on ramp that was under construction.

## Other investigations on N9995A (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 IAD96LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA096), Jun 15, 1996: Little Scamp (N9995A), Worthington, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons shortly after liftoff. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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.

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