# NTSB CHI72DEE14: Volmer Amphib, N2519, Evanston, IL, August 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1971
- Place: Evanston, IL · EVANSTON, IL
- Location: 42.0464° N, 87.6944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evanston, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0464&lon=-87.6944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2848   71/8/2    EVANSTON,ILL        VOLMER AMPHIB       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 275
        TIME - 1200                    N2519               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MICHIGAN CITY,IND           OSHKOSH,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- GR DIDNT LATCH PROPERLY. CAME DOWN DURING PORPOISE T/O. EARLIER LDG DUE POOR WEA IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2519](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2519-1971-12-01), registration cancelled 1971-12-01, S/N 218, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER AMPHIB
- Registry model: [Volmer Sportsman VJ22 AMPHIBIAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/volmer-sportsman-vj22-amphibian) (registry code 95702XU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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