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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANSRV4 · Zelienople, PA · August 2, 1985

Date
August 2, 1985 · 14:30 local
Place
Zelienople, PA
Airport
Zelienople Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N85JP
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FGM05
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Stalled about 400 feet above runway after takeoff. Near vertical impact with ground and fire followed.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED ABOUT 400 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY AFTER TAKEOFF. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT WITH GROUND AND FIRE FOLLOWED.

NTSB investigation

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