# Accident 19820905043929A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Crowley, TX, September 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Crowley, TX
- Airport: Sycamore
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5765° N, 97.3593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5765&lon=-97.3593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45RB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1300VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,024 total, 15 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905043929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. IMPACTED OFF AIRPORT IN A FLAT STALL. CARBURETOR ACCELERATION PUMP COVER LEAKED, SUCKED AIR

## 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 FTW82DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPD18), Sep 5, 1982: Bennet VP-1 (N45RB), Fort Worth, TX, 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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