# Accident 19920808034669A: Amtr VP1, Houston, TX, August 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1992, 13:40 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Clover Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5107° N, 95.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5107&lon=-95.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lambert EVANS VP-1 (registry code 0562452, https://openairdocs.org/model/lambert-evans-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808034669A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT, COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR ON HARD FORCED LANDING. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW92DRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRA04), Aug 8, 1992: Evans VP-1 (N73VP), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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