# NTSB investigations: Volkswagen CONVERSION, 1985

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 CHI86FEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM01.md): Leone Sonerai II · Traverse City, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 4, 1985 · N47GL · Substantial damage
  > The acft contacted a tree and impacted the terrain in a nose down attitude during a forced landing following a loss of pwr which resulted from fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB SEA85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA213.md): Todd KR-II · Boise, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1985 · N5CJ · Substantial damage
  > The acft settled back onto the rwy shortly after takeoff pushing both main gear up through the wings. The plt did not have any previous experience in this type acft.
- [NTSB NYC85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA259.md): Volksplane VP-1 · Sharpsville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1985 · N4354 · Substantial damage
  > The plt experienced a loss of eng RPM during cruise flt. He applied carb heat and lowered the nose of the acft in an attempt to regain eng RPM however, the eng continued to loose speed. The eng was below 2000 RPM and dropping when the plt elected to make a…
- [NTSB FTW85LPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LPJ03.md): James/Viking Dragonfly · Okmulgee, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 23, 1985 · N45CJ · Substantial damage
  > The acft bounced 3 times during a landing after the engine failed to preduce full power for takeoff. After the 3rd bounce the rt canard broke off at the fuselage. The plt stated that the fuel filter was found to be blocked by some type of residue.
- [NTSB CHI85FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEK01.md): Dietz Evans VP-1 · Bryan, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 18, 1985 · N6267 · Substantial damage
  > The acft impacted the terrain in an uncontrolled descent after stalling during an emergency descent. The plt stated that at an alt of 700-800 ft AGL, the engine RPM decreased from 3000 to 2400. The RPM continued to decrease and the acft stalled at an alt of…
- [NTSB CHI85LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA293.md): John H. MC Clain, JR. Rand KR2 · Mechanicstown, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1985 · N717J · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed short of the rwy after a power loss. The plt said he was approaching to ladn at 1800 RPM when he added power to clear some power lines. The eng did not respond and the acft was flown under the wires where it collided with a tree during landing…
- [NTSB CHI85FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA269.md): Chamberlain Viking Dragonfly · Faribault, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1985 · N59BC · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with trees and burst into flames during a forced landing. On the plt's second radio contact with Faribault municipal airport UNICOM he declared, 'I have engine failure. I'm going down in a corn field.' Post accident inspection of the…
- [NTSB MKC85LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA090.md): Lester F.W. West VP-1 · Taylor, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1985 · N80LW · Destroyed
  > The pilot used only half of the available 2900 feet of runway on his first flight in this homebuilt airplane. He lost flying speed climbing over wires at the end of the runway, went around trees and landed hard on a highway median.
- [NTSB ATL85FMG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG01.md): Mcclellan J. Grote Dragonfly · Morrisville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Feb 22, 1985 · N5275U · Destroyed
  > The owner/builder had prepared the acft for its 1st flt. This preparation included high speed taxi tests, a brake line repair & eng adjustments. Two 17.6 lb barbell weights were tied to the wing lift bulkhead with 5/16 inch hemp rope for purposes of weight &…

## 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") = 1985
  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=1985

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