# Accident 19881008045719A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Coldwater, MI, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 14:48 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9406° N, 85.0010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9406&lon=-85.0010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131JT-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tomson Jerry M VP-1 (registry code 05635G4, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomson-jerry-m-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1500VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 122 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008045719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IN PATTERN. PILOT TRIED TO STRETCH GLIDE AND STALLED. CARBURETOR ICING FACTOR. NO CARBURETOR HEAT

## 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 CHI89DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET01), Oct 8, 1988: Volksplane VP-1 (N131JT), Coldwater, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A STALL WITH ENTRY INTO THE INCIPIENT STAGE OF A SPIN WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

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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