# Accident 19900318004839A: Amtren VOLKSPLANE*, Conway, AR, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Conway, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2209° N, 92.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2209&lon=-92.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3938, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3938-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Volksplane WE-1 (registry code 056016M, https://openairdocs.org/model/volksplane-we-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREN VOLKSPLANE*
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1500VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DPG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004839A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT FROM FARM FIELD.

## 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 MKC90DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DPG01), Mar 18, 1990: Volksplane WE-1 (N3938), Wooster, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF.

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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