# Accident 19870418010099A: Amtrvr V100, Albuquerque, NM, April 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1106° N, 106.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1106&lon=-106.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100VL-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Verilite V-100 (registry code 05612BB, https://openairdocs.org/model/verilite-v-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVR V100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,888 total, 0 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870418010099A

## Narrative

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

THE PROTOTYPE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. IMPACTED GROUND. CALCULATED CLIMB PERFORMANCE NEGATIVE TO FPM

## 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 DEN87LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA104), Apr 18, 1987: Devore Sunbird 100 (N100VL), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N100VL (1)

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

- [Incident 19880222010529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880222010529I), Feb 22, 1988: Amtrvr V100 (N100VL), Roswell, NM. Engine seized on a test flight. Made a forced landing in a field next to airport. Malfunction undetermined.

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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