# NTSB NYC80DHD20: Millercraft A, N5810N, Laurel, DE, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Laurel, DE · LAUREL, DE
- Location: 38.5738° N, 75.5712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5738&lon=-75.5712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DHD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3400   80/7/4    LAUREL,DE           MILLERCRAFT A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N5810N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 60, 18689 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAUREL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAUREL,DE                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5810N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5810N-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N 10, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLERCRAFT A
- Registry model: [Millercraft A](https://openairdocs.org/model/millercraft-a) (registry code 05601UQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laurel

## 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 19800704028419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704028419A), Jul 4, 1980: Amtr MILLERA, Laurel, DE, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed in trees off end of runway. Suspect fuel problem. Supplement to follow.

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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