# Krotje Peter R VM-1 ESQUAL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05615CP
- Manufacturer (registry): KROTJE PETER R
- Model: VM-1 ESQUAL
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/krotje-peter-r-vm-1-esqual

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## 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 (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 IAD04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA019), May 1, 2004: Krotje VM-1 Esqual (N626EA), Cambridge, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the inadequate brake system installed on the airplane.

## 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 20040501008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040501008759A), May 1, 2004: Amtr VM1ESQUAL (N626EA), Cambridge, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot related that on 5/1/04, during a takeoff roll, the aircraft veered to the left hitting a runway light then it went over some terrain and ended…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Atwell Douglas J VM-1 ESQUAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/atwell-douglas-j-vm-1-esqual): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617FD
- [Pfister Hans VM1 ESQUAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/pfister-hans-vm1-esqual): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05621KQ

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