# NTSB NYC81FGM04: Aerosport Quail, N9185A, Rostraver, PA, November 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1980
- Place: Rostraver, PA · ROSTRAVER, PA
- Location: 40.1690° N, 79.8087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Rostraver, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1690&lon=-79.8087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3054   80/11/2   ROSTRAVER,PA        AEROSPORT QUAIL     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 378
        TIME - 1530                    N9185A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSTRAVER,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           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: N9185A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPORT QUAIL
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rostraver

## 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 19801102065639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102065639A), Nov 2, 1980: Amtrai AERSPRTQUAIL, Rostraver, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit returning to airport. Crash-landed 1 mile east. Possible carb ice. No engine defects noted.

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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