# NTSB MIA80FKQ05: Amateur PDQ-2, N635MC, Greenville, MS, March 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1980
- Place: Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
- Location: 33.3833° N, 91.0521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3833&lon=-91.0521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0214  80/3/31    GREENVILLE,MS       AMATEUR PDQ-2       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1312                    N635MC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE INT'L
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLT-EQUIPPED WI VOLKSWAGEN ENG-FUEL FILTER OBSTRUCTED BY ALUMINUM MATTER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N635MC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N635MC-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N MC-1, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMATEUR PDQ-2
- Registry model: [Cotton-Marvin PDQ-2 MODEL C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cotton-marvin-pdq-2-model-c) (registry code 05653C4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greenville Int'L

## 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 19800331007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331007519A), Mar 31, 1980: Amtrpd PDQ2, Greenville, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern on first flight. Crash landed on airport. Fuel filter clogged. Auto fuel.

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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