- Date
- November 8, 1980
- Place
- Laytonsville, MD · LAYTONSVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8034HAerosport Quail
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801108063349A
- Case key
- 127826
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3061 80/11/8 LAYTONSVILLE,MD AEROSPORT QUAIL CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1550 TIME - 1100 N8034H PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAYTONSVILLE,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HOMEBUILT WITH UNCERT ENG.CUP OF WATER DRAINED FM FUEL TANK POST-ACDT.HEAD GASKETS LEAKING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8034H
- Reported as
- Aerosport Quail
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Davis
N8034HRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 1981 · Aymar Robert H. AEROSPORT QUAILAirframe modelAymar Robert H. AEROSPORT QUAIL
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.