# Vandergeest HATZ-VAN

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 0561383
- Manufacturer (registry): VANDERGEEST
- Model: HATZ-VAN
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 85 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/vandergeest-hatz-van

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 (1)

- [N25104](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25104): [Kantorowicz Jon C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANTOROWICZ%20JON%20C), [Great Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Great%20Falls), built 1977, S/N 2501

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19900419010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419010219I), Apr 19, 1990: Amtr HATZVAN (N25104), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Pilot bounced on landing. Gear collapsed. Pilot stated he was blinded by the sun.
- [Incident 19861112076869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861112076869I), Nov 12, 1986: Amtr HATZVAN (N25104), Rice Lake, WI, Minor damage. The aircraft hit a frost heave on takeoff resulting in gear damage on landing at destination airport.
- [Incident 19800525058029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525058029I), May 25, 1980: Amtr HATZVAN (N25104), Portage, WI, Minor damage. Pilot flared too high. Hard landing broke main gear.

## Service difficulty reports (2)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 2010FA0000722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000722), Jul 12, 2010: AIR BOX. DEFECTIVE. A MODIFIED BRACKET AIR FILTER ELEMENT DELAMINATED AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE CARBURATOR, BLOCKING THE AIR FLOW. THE AIR BOX HOLDING THE MODIFIED AIR FILTER ELEMENT
- [SDR 2007FA0000416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000416), Apr 15, 2007: CARBURETOR. CONTAMINATED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE CARBURETOR, DISCOVERED FLAKES OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE METAL IN THE GASCOLATOR SCREEN. ALSO, OBSERVED SOME SPECS OF RED MATERIAL ABOUT THE

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