# Accident 20110325005759A: Holst Lawrence E VP-1, Calhoun, GA, March 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2011, 17:38 local time
- Place: Calhoun, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4553° N, 84.9389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4553&lon=-84.9389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N770VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holst Lawrence E VP-1 (registry code 056284V, https://openairdocs.org/model/holst-lawrence-e-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLST LAWRENCE E VP-1
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110325005759A

## Narrative

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

A HOLST VP-1 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT VOLKSPLANE, N770VP, DEPARTED ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT AND FLEW FOR APPROXIAMATELY EIGHT MINUTES BEFORE MAKING A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 35 AT 1730. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING FROM A HIGH POWER SETTING TO A MEDIUM POWER SETTING. THE PILOT SCANNED HIS INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WAS READING IN THE RED BAND AT BETWEEN 425 – 475 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE PILOT THEN TURNED LEFT ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 180 DEGREES AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A COW PASTURE, COLLIDING HARD WITH THE GROUND CAUSING STRUCTURAL 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 ERA11LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA213), Mar 25, 2011: Holst Lawrence E VP-1 (N770VP), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to an over-lean carburetor setting. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper adjustment of the engine's carburetor during…

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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