# Accident 19850715057029A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Statesville, NC, July 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1985, 19:15 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Raeford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7792° N, 80.8797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7792&lon=-80.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74VP-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phillips VOLKSPLANE VP-1 (registry code 0563505, https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-volksplane-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715057029A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF. NO RECORD OF DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENT FLYING UNREGISTERED UNCERTIFIED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL85FMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG05), Jul 16, 1985: Fain Evans VP-1 (N74VP), Statesville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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