# Accident 19810322011099A: Amtren VOLKSPLANE*, Weston, WI, March 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1981, 12:25 local time
- Place: Weston, WI
- Airport: Wausau Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8912° N, 89.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8912&lon=-89.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3875, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3875-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harvey-Olk VOLKSPLANE VP-1 (registry code 0562904, https://openairdocs.org/model/harvey-olk-volksplane-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREN VOLKSPLANE*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 62 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011099A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR WIRES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM STRIP WITH TALL GRASS. LANDED UNDER WIRES. STRUCK DITCH. OVER GROSS.

## 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 CHI81DEP13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP13), Mar 22, 1981: Volksplane VP-1 (N3875), Weston, WI, substantial damage

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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