# Accident 19860527072189A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Kelso, WA, May 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Kelso
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1400° N, 122.8001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1400&lon=-122.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3764A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 847 total, 3 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860527072189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. PILOT LANDED ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS. EXACT CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 SEA86LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA131), May 27, 1986: Arbaugh Evans Evans VP-1 (N3764A), Kelso, WA, destroyed

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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