# NTSB CHI79FEE86: Volksplane VP-1, N655, Plainfield, IL, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2585  79/9/29    PLAINFIELD,IL       VOLKSPLANE VP-1     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 184
        TIME - 1042                    N655                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- VOLKSWAGON 1352CC ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N655](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N655-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 0656, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLKSPLANE VP-1
- Registry model: [Daniels VOLKSPLANE 473](https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-volksplane-473) (registry code 0562736) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (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 19790929027979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929027979A), Sep 29, 1979: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. No fuel found in tanks. Aircraft hit the ground in a vertical attitude.

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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