# Accident 19800415012809A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Lutz, FL, April 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lutz, FL
- Airport: North Tampa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1407° N, 82.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lutz, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1407&lon=-82.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65123, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65123-1983-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith VOLKSPLANE VP-1 (registry code 0563546, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-volksplane-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1300VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 13 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800415012809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TO TURN BACK, STRUCK TREES. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA80FLD67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD67), Apr 15, 1980: Volksplane VP-1 (N65123), Lutz, FL, 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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