# Accident 19811121074599A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, St Joseph, MO, November 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7686° N, 94.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7686&lon=-94.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92217, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92217-1982-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stehle John C VP-1 (registry code 05635C7, https://openairdocs.org/model/stehle-john-c-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DCG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811121074599A

## Narrative

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

HOMBUILT AICRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. DUMPED AIRPLANE INTO A FIELD TO AVOID A RESIDENCE. AT GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 MKC82DCG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG07), Nov 21, 1981: Volksplane VP-1 (N92217), St Joseph, MO, 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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