# Accident 19900929043469A: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Adelanto, CA, September 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: Adelanto Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5375° N, 117.4606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADELANTO (52CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5375&lon=-117.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91RR-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rhoads Richard R WE 1 VOLKSPLANE (registry code 05635G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/rhoads-richard-r-we-1-volksplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1700VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043469A

## Narrative

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

NO CHECKOUT IN TYPE. MADE EARLY NOSE HIGH TAKEOFF LOST CONTROL. DIVED INTO GROUND. TOOK OFF IN QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 LAX90DUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG11), Sep 30, 1990: Volksplane WE-1 (N91RR), El Mirage, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

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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