# Kelley-Volmer Amphibian B

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 95702GX, 9570408
- Manufacturer (registry): KELLEY-VOLMER AMPHIBIAN · KELLEY
- Model: B · VOLMER AMPHIBIAN "B"
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 82 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/kelley-volmer-amphibian-b

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CHI05CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA169), Jul 2, 2005: Kelley Volmer Amphibian B (N47111), Nauvoo, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain appropriate airspeed during landing, which resulted in a stall/mush condition and hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI82DA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA163), May 13, 1982: Volmer Amphibian (N47111), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM01), Jul 5, 1971: Volmer B (N7574U), Arcadia, MI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20050702034069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702034069A), Jul 2, 2005: Kelley VOLMERAMPHIB (N47111), Nauvoo, IL, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft attempted to land on the Mississippi river near Nauvoo, Illinois. Pilot reported no engine anomalies but stated that he had made a hard…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Funk B](https://openairdocs.org/model/funk-b): 14 registered aircraft, registry code 5480202
- [Thompson Corben Baby Ace B](https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-corben-baby-ace-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 003015P
- [Bailey B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601BZ
- [Wickham B](https://openairdocs.org/model/wickham-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056068N
- [Mccaldin Roy O B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccaldin-roy-o-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616EN
- [Akron B](https://openairdocs.org/model/akron-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056238Q
- [Stearman B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8570102
- [Corben Ace B](https://openairdocs.org/model/corben-ace-b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 00301LN
- [Sickler-Lewis B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sickler-lewis-b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056010R
- [Challis B](https://openairdocs.org/model/challis-b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05601ER
- [Coot B](https://openairdocs.org/model/coot-b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05601GA
- [Headrick Sport B](https://openairdocs.org/model/headrick-sport-b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05601M6

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