# Accident 20000701007139A: Amtr VP1, Waconia, MN, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 10:07 local time
- Place: Waconia, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8396° N, 93.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8396&lon=-93.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256DN-2001-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norton David VP-1 (registry code 0560665, https://openairdocs.org/model/norton-david-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701007139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT WACONIA, MOLNAU AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1007 CDT. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OBSERVED IN A NORMAL CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED PROGRESSIVELY STEEPER TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE LONE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. WITNESSES STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER UP TO THE POINT OF IMPACT.

## 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 CHI00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA179), Jul 1, 2000: Norton Volksplane VP-1 (N256DN), Waconia, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the inadvertent stall by the pilot. The low attitude at the time of the stall was a contributing factor.

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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