# Incident 19860928072689I: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Decatur, IN, September 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Airport: Hiway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8289° N, 84.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8289&lon=-84.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4509-1994-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harper VOLKSPLANE WE-1 (registry code 0562415, https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-volksplane-we-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 944 total, 404 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928072689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. PILOT MEDICAL AND FLIGHT REVIEW OVERDUE.

## Other reports on N4509 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900807031019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031019A), Aug 7, 1990: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N4509), Kingman, KS, Substantial damage. Dived into ground shortly after takeoff. Pilot does not remember flight due head injury.

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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