- Date
- August 29, 1976
- Place
- Metropolis, IL · METROPOLIS, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3817Volksplane VP-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760829035879A
- Case key
- 155642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3333 76/8/29 METROPOLIS,IL VOLKSPLANE VP-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 39, TIME - 1615 N3817 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 178 TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METROPOLIS,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLUG GAP .012 MFG REC .028.QUICK THROTTLE ADVANCE WOULD CAUSE ENG FLOOD.ACFT SENSITIVE TO ELEV CTL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3817
- Reported as
- Volksplane VP-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metropolis
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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