- Date
- July 22, 1980
- Place
- Sublette, IL · SUBLETTE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6857Volmer VJ22
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800722029889A
- Case key
- 129675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2097 80/7/22 SUBLETTE,IL VOLMER VJ22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 721 TIME - 0815 N6857 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPP RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUBLETTE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL SHUTOFF VLV IMPROPERLY PLACARDED.BOOST PUMP BYPASSED VLV.LOST PWR WHEN PUMP WAS TURNED OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6857
- Reported as
- Volmer VJ22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rapp Rla
N6857Registered now · Gevalt VJ-22 SPORTSMANAirframe modelGevalt VJ-22 SPORTSMANEngine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B
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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.