# Accident 19821016052999A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2, Houston, TX, October 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1982, 11:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Begman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7606° N, 95.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7606&lon=-95.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3SW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821016052999A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB OUT. STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING. PRIMER CAME OPEN, FLOODED ENGINE.

## 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 FTW83LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA016), Oct 16, 1982: Volksplane VP-2 (N3SW), Houston, TX, 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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