# Accident 19850611023889A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Boxborough, MA, June 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1985, 18:55 local time
- Place: Boxborough, MA
- Airport: Stow Minute Man
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4918° N, 71.5273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boxboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4918&lon=-71.5273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106JM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611023889A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC85FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNA02), Jun 11, 1985: Mcpherson Evans VP-1 (N106JM), Boxborough, MA, 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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