# Accident 19850426027719A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Taylor, MO, April 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Taylor, MO
- Airport: Haerr
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9292° N, 91.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9292&lon=-91.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80LW-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: West Lester F VOLKSPLANE VP-1 (registry code 05635B6, https://openairdocs.org/model/west-lester-f-volksplane-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,080 total, 0 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426027719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ONLY USED A PORTION OF RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER WIRES WENT AROUND TREES, LANDED HARD.

## 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 MKC85LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA090), Apr 26, 1985: Lester F.W. West VP-1 (N80LW), Taylor, MO, 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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