19870808043159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2 · Houston, TX · August 8, 1987

Date
August 8, 1987 · 09:20 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Baytown Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N356AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87DRA08
Reported as
Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2
Reported engine
AMTRVW HAPI60EVOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total4 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.

Engine failed on climbout on first flight on homebuilt aircraft. Struck a tree on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT ON FIRST FLIGHT ON HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. STRUCK A TREE ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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