# Accident 20041208035419A: Amtr VP2, Warrenton, VA, December 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2004, 15:20 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7331° N, 77.7983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7331&lon=-77.7983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19LC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 210 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208035419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT (ALSO BUILDER/OWNER) WAS ON HIS FIRST TEST FLIGHT AFTER REPAIRING THE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE. PILOT HAD GROUND-RUN ENGINE AT HIGH RPM (BUT NOT FULL POWER) FOR 15-20 MINUTES PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. PILOT TOOK UPHILL ON PAVED SECTION OF 2200' RUNWAY. AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, CYLINDER HEAD TEMP ROSE, AND RPM PROGRESSIVELY DROPPED FROM 2700 THROUGH 2100 BEFORE IMPACT INTO TREES NEAR AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THAT 2700 RPM IS NEEDED TO SUSTAINE LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CONVERTED VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOBILE ENGINE HAD RUN SMOOTHLY FOR ABOUT 200 HOURS SINCE NEW IN 1998 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2004 WHEN IT BEGAN TO RUN HOT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. (ENGINE SEIZED IN FLIGHT IN SEPT. 2004). PILOT REPAIRED ENGINE AND INSTALLED NEW HEADS). IMPACT. PILOT SUSPECTS SOME UNDETECTED INTERNAL DAMAGE OR WEAR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ENGINE IS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND WAS ASSEMBLED BY THE PILOT IN 1988 FROM A KIT THAT CONVERTED IT FROM AUTO USE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT PILOT ADDED 6 GALLONS OF AUTO GAS AND DRAINED SUMP, FOUND FUEL CLEAN. UPON IMPACT FUEL SPILLED ONTO PILOT FROM TANK IN FRONT OF HIM. WING, PROP, AND LANDING GEAR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC05LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA030), Dec 8, 2004: Day VP-2 (N19LC), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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