# Accident 19790929027979A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Plainfield, IL, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 10:42 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N655-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniels VOLKSPLANE 473 (registry code 0562736, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-volksplane-473) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 29 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929027979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO FUEL FOUND IN TANKS. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI79FEE86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE86), Sep 29, 1979: Volksplane VP-1 (N655), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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