# Accident 19880226003749A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Fort Payne, AL, February 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Fort Payne, AL
- Airport: Isbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4737° N, 85.7214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ISBELL FLD (4A9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4737&lon=-85.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226003749A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE BY MISTAKE ON A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST FOLLOWED BY A STALL AND A SPIN INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 ATL88DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG04), Feb 26, 1988: Weber Evans VF-1 (N18JW), Fort Payne, AL, substantial damage

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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