40.6774° N, 77.6268° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MIFFLIN COUNTY (RVL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 22, 1978 · 09:30 local
Place
Reedsville, PA
Airport
Mifflin Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N977JB
Reported as
Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Amateur built would not develop enough power. Prop not efficient enough. Side load bent landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
AMATEUR BUILT WOULD NOT DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER. PROP NOT EFFICIENT ENOUGH. SIDE LOAD BENT LANDING GEAR.