# Accident 19960830025709A: Amtren VOLKSPLANE*, Elmdale, KS, August 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1996
- Place: Elmdale, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.3730° N, 96.6460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmdale, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3730&lon=-96.6460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cullop VOLKSPLANE DC-1 (registry code 0562461, https://openairdocs.org/model/cullop-volksplane-dc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREN VOLKSPLANE*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960830025709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE CRUISING, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, NOSED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N88VP (1)

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

- [Incident 19870829054599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829054599I), Aug 29, 1987: Amtren VOLKSPLANE* (N88VP), Manvel, TX, Minor damage. Airspeed decayed on crosswind landing. Aircraft veered resulting in damage to the landing gear, wing and fuselage.

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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