# NTSB CHI77FEX43: Evans VP-1, N65209, Speedway, IN, August 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Speedway, IN · SPEEDWAY, IN
- Location: 39.7937° N, 86.2475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Speedway, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7937&lon=-86.2475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2614  77/8/20    SPEEDWAY,IN         EVANS VP-1          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 353
        TIME - 1730                    N65209              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEEDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPEEDWAY,IN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- INITIAL FLIGHT TEST OF AMATEUR BUILT ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N65209 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EVANS VP-1
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Speedway

## 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 19770820028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820028239A), Aug 20, 1977: Amtr 0563548, Speedway, IN, Substantial damage. Initial flight test of amateur built acft.

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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