- Date
- July 27, 1977
- Place
- Chesterton, IN · CHESTERTON, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16655Volksplane VP-IFD
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770727023279A
- Case key
- 145799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2608 77/7/27 NR.CHESTERTON,IN VOLKSPLANE VP-IFD CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 234 TIME - 1735 N16655 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BODIN STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERTON,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- VOLKSWAGON ENGINE,BAKER MODS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16655
- Reported as
- Volksplane VP-IFD
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bodin Strip
N16655Registration cancelled Oct 15, 1981 · Frank-Dekoker VOLKSPLANE VP-1FDAirframe modelFrank-Dekoker VOLKSPLANE VP-1FD
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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.