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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 · Tupelo, MS · April 19, 1987

Date
April 19, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Tupelo, MS
Airport
Lamb
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70PJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA138
Reported as
Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
448 total1 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft landed short. The pilot reported loss of engine powr due to weak magneto.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT. THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWR DUE TO WEAK MAGNETO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.