# NTSB investigations: Volkswagen CONVERSION, 1982

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX83FUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG08.md): Rand KR-2 · Norco, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Dec 12, 1982 · N5RU · Destroyed
  > Experimental aircraft on demonstration flight spun to the ground from low altitude and was destroyed on impact. Witness saw and heard the aircraft maneuver and crash with the engine at high RPM. Weather was VMC.
- [NTSB FTW83LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA016.md): Volksplane VP-2 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1982 · N3SW · Substantial damage
  > After taking off, the pilot flew back by the airport and then began to climb again. While climbing through about 700 ft, the engine lost power. The pilot was unable to reach the airport. During a landing, he cleared over an area with trees but struck a power…
- [NTSB CHI83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA011.md): Rand KR2 · Fairview, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1982 · N2263N · Destroyed
  > The pilot overflew his destination and attempted to locate the airport. The pilot realized his fuel supply was low and decided to land in an open field. The aircraft's left wing struck the ground during the landing and the aircraftcartwheeled.
- [NTSB LAX82DVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG31.md): Lindgren Evans VP-1 · Winters, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 30, 1982 · N64552 · Substantial damage
  > Acft ran out of fuel while plt was practicing stalls.
- [NTSB CHI82DA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA143.md): Benson BM8 · Batavia, OH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 30, 1982 · N91760 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot, on a local flight, was making an approach under visual meteorological conditions to runway 22. While on short final the pilot observed an aircraft taxi into takeoff position for runway 04. This is an uncontrolled airport. The pilot stated that as…
- [NTSB FTW82DA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA138.md): Evans VP-1 · Liberty Hill, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 18, 1982 · N3916 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he felt an excess roll tendency and had taken his hand from the throttle. The aircraft would not gain altitude and airspeed could not be maintained. He realized that the throttle had backed off from climb power and reapplied full power…
- [NTSB CHI82DA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA121.md): Rand K.R.1 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 14, 1982 · N2263D · Substantial damage
  > On takeoff roll the left upwind wing lifted and the pilot lost directional control. The aircraft swerved to the right and struck a parked bonanza, N5587D, causing substantial damage to both aircraft. Investigation revealed that the pilot attempted to takeoff…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('63501'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=63501&year=1982

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