# NTSB MIA80FLD58: Rutan/Fshr Quicke, N123RF, Melbourne, FL, April 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1980
- Place: Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1007  80/4/13    MELBOURNE,FL        RUTAN/FSHR QUICKE   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 312
        TIME - 0804                    N123RF              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL DIAPHRAM STRETCHED,UNABLE SUPPORT ENG FUEL SUPPLY & PRESSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RF-1980-06-23), registration cancelled 1980-06-23, S/N 123, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUTAN/FSHR QUICKE
- Registry model: [Fischer Robert L QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/fischer-robert-l-quickie) (registry code 0564579) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Melbourne Rgnl

## 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 19800413009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413009359A), Apr 13, 1980: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Melbourne, FL, Destroyed. Engine lost power. Made emergency landing on a road. Veered into trees. Found defective fuel pump.

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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