19991111046199A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1 · Stanley, ND · November 11, 1999

Date: November 11, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place: Stanley, ND
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N78VS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA028

N78VSRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1S/N 2401 · Built 1998 Airframe modelShaffer-O V EVANS VP-1 Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 11, 1999 at 1630 local time an evans VP-1, N78VS, operated by an individual without any pilot license, sustained substantial damage during landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The sole occupant sustained broken legs, scrapes, and bruises. The flight originated at Stanley, ND at approximately 1615 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 1999 AT 1630 LOCAL TIME AN EVANS VP-1, N78VS, OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT ANY PILOT LICENSE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED BROKEN LEGS, SCRAPES, AND BRUISES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT STANLEY, ND AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 HOURS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA028Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStanley, NDrefueling not performed by the non-rated pilot and the lack of total experience of the non-rated pilot. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the non-rated pilot, and the rough/uneven terrain condition.Nov 11, 1999 · Substantial damage