# Accident 19991111046199A: Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1, Stanley, ND, November 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Stanley, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3108° N, 102.3806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3108&lon=-102.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78VS-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaffer-O V EVANS VP-1 (registry code 0563596, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-o-v-evans-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111046199A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA028), Nov 11, 1999: Shaffer Evans Volksplane (N78VS), Stanley, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: refueling 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…

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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