# Accident 19900807031019A: Amtren VOLKSPLANE*, Kingman, KS, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 20:45 local time
- Place: Kingman, KS
- Airport: Kingman Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6402° N, 98.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6402&lon=-98.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4509-1994-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harper VOLKSPLANE WE-1 (registry code 0562415, https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-volksplane-we-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREN VOLKSPLANE*
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,743 total, 15 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031019A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INTO GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER FLIGHT DUE HEAD INJURY.

## 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 CHI90LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA217), Aug 8, 1990: Harper Volksplane WE-1 (N4509), Kingman, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN.

## Other reports on N4509 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860928072689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928072689I), Sep 28, 1986: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 (N4509), Decatur, IN, Minor damage. Engine lost power in flight. Aircraft landed in a soybean field. Pilot medical and flight review overdue.

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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