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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 · Boxborough, MA · June 11, 1985

Date
June 11, 1985 · 18:55 local
Place
Boxborough, MA
Airport
Stow Minute Man
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N106JM
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FNA02
Reported as
Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

New engine quit after takeoff on first test flight. NR3 piston rings frozen. Aircraft stalled and spun in.

As the FAA filed it

NEW ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT. NR3 PISTON RINGS FROZEN. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN IN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.