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FAA accident report · Amtr VOLKSPLNEVP1 · Concordia, KS · August 15, 2003

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Date
August 15, 2003 · 07:30 local
Place
Concordia, KS
Airport
Blosser Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N493
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA262
Reported as
Amtr VOLKSPLNEVP1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total1 in the last 90 days
N493Registration cancelled May 19, 2007 · Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1S/N KS2 · Built 1973Airframe modelSatterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. David allen kadel was the pilot and only occupant of a volksplane, N493 that departed concorida, KS, Blosser Municipal Airport from runway 17. Mr. Kadel is the holder of a student pilot certificate and the owner of volksplane, N493. Mr. Kadel had not flown or received a check out in this aircraft. He was taxiing the aircraft but when the aircraft became airborne, the takeoff was continued. On departure, Mr. Kadel lost control of the aircraft in a right turn that would be consistent with an accelerated stall. Evidence indicates that the engine was developing power when the aircraft crashed on a highway in a nose down and right wing low attitude.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. DAVID ALLEN KADEL WAS THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF A VOLKSPLANE, N493 THAT DEPARTED CONCORIDA, KS, BLOSSER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM RUNWAY 17. MR. KADEL IS THE HOLDER OF A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND THE OWNER OF VOLKSPLANE, N493. MR. KADEL HAD NOT FLOWN OR RECEIVED A CHECK OUT IN THIS AIRCRAFT. HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT BUT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED. ON DEPARTURE, MR. KADEL LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT TURN THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH AN ACCELERATED STALL. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A HIGHWAY IN A NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.

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 CHI03LA262Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConcordia, KSThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the roadway, the ditch and unsuitable terrain.Aug 15, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N493 · 1

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

Incident 20020404008719ITakeoff Ground Roll · Kingman, KS(-23) Local law enforcement personnel informed this office that on April 4, 2002 at approximately 1530 CST, Mr. David w. smith operated N493, a volksplane from Kingman Municipal Airport, Kingman, KS. On the take-off Mr. Smith veered to the side of the runway…Apr 4, 2002 · Minor damage