- Date
- August 3, 1974
- Place
- Webster, WI · WEBSTER, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4646TVollmer Sprts
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740803036679A
- Case key
- 138741
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3468 74/8/3 WEBSTER,WIS VOLLMER SPRTS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 630 TIME - 1610 N4646T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DULUTH,MINN WAUKESHA,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- NR 1 AND 3 EX STACKS SPTD AND STRUCK PROP.GEAR DN LDG IN LAKE,ACFT INVERTED AND SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4646T
- Reported as
- Vollmer Sprts
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4646TRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Volmer Sportman VJ22Airframe modelVolmer Sportman VJ22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.