# Accident 19790929029469A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2, Potter Valley, CA, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 18:01 local time
- Place: Potter Valley, CA
- Airport: Gravelly Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4507° N, 122.9546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAVELLY VALLEY (1Q5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4507&lon=-122.9546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37789, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37789) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schuldt VOLKSPLANE-I (registry code 0563585, https://openairdocs.org/model/schuldt-volksplane-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 247 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929029469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY, PULLED UP INTO A WING-OVER MANEUVER AND STALLED.

## 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 LAX79DVG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG81), Sep 29, 1979: Volksplane 1 (N37789), Potter Valley, CA, destroyed

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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