# NTSB CHI75DEG01: Evans VP-1, N8FW, Cincinnati, OH, July 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1974
- Place: Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2111   74/7/7    CINCINNATI,OHIO     EVANS VP-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 195
        TIME - 1300                    N8FW                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE ASH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- CONSTRUCTION AREA.VW ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8FW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8FW-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 4132 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVANS VP-1
- Registry model: [Williams Fred EVANS VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-fred-evans-vp-1) (registry code 0562366) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue Ash

## 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 19740707021129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707021129A), Jul 7, 1974: Amtr 0562341, Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. Construction area. Vw eng.

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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