# Incident 19870829054599I: Amtren VOLKSPLANE*, Manvel, TX, August 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Manvel, TX
- Airport: Wolfe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4882° N, 95.3650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manvel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4882&lon=-95.3650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cullop VOLKSPLANE DC-1 (registry code 0562461, https://openairdocs.org/model/cullop-volksplane-dc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREN VOLKSPLANE*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829054599I

## Narrative

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

AIRSPEED DECAYED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, WING AND FUSELAGE.

## Other reports on N88VP (1)

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

- [Accident 19960830025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960830025709A), Aug 30, 1996: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N88VP), Elmdale, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit while cruising, pilot attempted to make emergency landing in a field, nosed over.

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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