# NTSB CHI75FER01: Vollmer Sprts, N4646T, Webster, WI, August 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1974
- Place: Webster, WI · WEBSTER, WI
- Location: 45.8798° N, 92.3628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Webster, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8798&lon=-92.3628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FER01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FER01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3468   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4646T-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 319, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLLMER SPRTS
- Registry model: [Volmer Sportman VJ22](https://openairdocs.org/model/volmer-sportman-vj22) (registry code 95702XM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740803036679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803036679A), Aug 3, 1974: Amtr 9570241, Webster, WI, Substantial damage. Nr 1 and 3 ex stacks sptd and struck prop. Gear dn ldg in lake,acft inverted and sank.

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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