# NTSB ATL81FIG02: Aerosport Quail, N8034H, Laytonsville, MD, November 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1980
- Place: Laytonsville, MD · LAYTONSVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.2089° N, 77.1353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laytonsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2089&lon=-77.1353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8034H-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 156 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPORT QUAIL
- Registry model: [Aymar Robert H. AEROSPORT QUAIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aymar-robert-h-aerosport-quail) (registry code 0565884) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis

## 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 19801108063349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108063349A), Nov 8, 1980: Amtrai AERSPRTQUAIL, Laytonsville, MD, Substantial damage. Engine quit right after takeoff. Aircraft crashed when pilot attempted emergency 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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