# Accident 19850908067769A: Amtr VOLKSPLNEWE1, Sharpsville, PA, September 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sharpsville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2590° N, 80.4818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharpsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2590&lon=-80.4818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4354, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4354-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chris Henry Johnson VOLKSPLANE WE-1 (registry code 05611FS, https://openairdocs.org/model/chris-henry-johnson-volksplane-we-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VOLKSPLNEWE1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908067769A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PLT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENG RPM DURING CRUISE FLT. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT AND LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN ENG RPM HOWEVER, THE ENG CONTINUED TO LOOSE SPEED. THE ENG WAS BELOW 2000 RPM AND DROPPING WHEN THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCE LANDING IN A PICNIC AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED MOISTURE INSIDE THE MAGNETO CASING.

## 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 NYC85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA259), Sep 8, 1985: Volksplane VP-1 (N4354), Sharpsville, PA, 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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