# Accident 19860321007579A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2, Scott City, KS, March 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Scott City, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4697° N, 100.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4697&lon=-100.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32JE-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elliott Jim VP-2 (registry code 0563672, https://openairdocs.org/model/elliott-jim-vp-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321007579A

## Narrative

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

CONTROLS FELT MUSHY AFTER LIFTOFF. LANDED IN A FIELD. PROPELLER HAD BEEN SHORTENED 5 INCHES TO INCREASE ENGINE RPM.

## 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 MKC86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA072), Mar 21, 1986: Jim Elliott VP-2 (N32JE), Scott City, KS, 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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