# Accident 19930710022969A: Amtr VP1, Lodi, CA, July 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Kingdon Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1099° N, 121.1607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1099&lon=-121.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31349 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710022969A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED PLOWED DIRT. MAGNETO HAD CRACK IN COIL NEXT TO MAGNETO CASE.

## 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 LAX93LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA286), Jul 11, 1993: Stephens VP2 (N31349), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the grounding of the magneto coil to the magneto case due to a crack in the coil sheath.

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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