# NTSB ATL80DLT01: Volksplane 2, N37922, Ripley, MS, December 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1980
- Place: Ripley, MS · RIPLEY, MS
- Location: 34.7357° N, 88.9357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ripley, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7357&lon=-88.9357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3401   80/12/3   RIPLEY,MS           VOLKSPLANE 2        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 500
        TIME - 1700                    N37922              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON-MCGILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIPLEY,MS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOWER RUDDER BUSHING GLUE JOINT CAME LOOSE.PLT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N37922 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLKSPLANE 2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson-Mcgill

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801203071099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203071099A), Dec 3, 1980: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2, Ripley, MS, Substantial damage. Rudder bushing came loose. Ground-looped on landing roll.

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.

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