# Accident 20030815019939A: Amtr VOLKSPLNEVP1, Concordia, KS, August 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2003, 07:30 local time
- Place: Concordia, KS
- Airport: Blosser Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5492° N, 97.6522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5492&lon=-97.6522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493-2007-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1 (registry code 0562379, https://openairdocs.org/model/satterlee-volksplane-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VOLKSPLNEVP1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815019939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA262), Aug 15, 2003: Satterlee Volksplane VP-1 (N493), Concordia, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the roadway, the ditch and unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N493 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020404008719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020404008719I), Apr 4, 2002: Amtr VP1 (N493), Kingman, KS, Minor damage. (-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…

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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