# NTSB CHI68F0377: Volmer VJ-22, N7511U, Eagle River, WI, August 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1967
- Place: Eagle River, WI · EAGLE RIVER, WI
- Location: 45.9247° N, 89.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9247&lon=-89.2578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0766   67/8/3    EAGLE RIVER,WIS     VOLMER VJ-22        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 385
        TIME - 1530                    N7511U              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRONG GUST INVERTED ACFT.WIND 25K GUSTING.MINIMUM PERFORMANCE ACFT NOT CERTIFIED FOR PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7511U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7511U-1967-08-03), registration cancelled 1967-08-03, S/N 202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER VJ-22
- Registry model: [Volmer VJ-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/volmer-vj-22) (registry code 95702KJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eagle River

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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