# NTSB LAX80FUJ98: Scamp Turben, N37690, Phoenix, AZ, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&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 February 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ98

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3465  80/8/30  NR.PHOENIX,AZ         SCAMP TURBEN        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1516
        TIME - 0805                    N37690              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PHOENIX,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD TO CLIMB APRX 90FT THEN GO INTO R DSNDG TURN TIL IMPACT.PLT UN TO RECALL ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N37690 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCAMP TURBEN
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pleasant Valley

## 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 19800830041969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830041969A), Aug 30, 1980: Amtrai SCAMP, Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Lost altitude after takeoff climb to 100 feet. Crashed. Possible loss of control after propeller came loose.

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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