# NTSB CHI80FEE35: Volmer VJ22, N6857, Sublette, IL, July 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1980
- Place: Sublette, IL · SUBLETTE, IL
- Location: 41.6430° N, 89.2289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sublette, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6430&lon=-89.2289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6857), registered now, S/N 675, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER VJ22
- Registry model: [Gevalt VJ-22 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/gevalt-vj-22-sportsman) (registry code 9570303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rapp Rla

## 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 19800722029889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722029889A), Jul 22, 1980: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Sublette, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot testing aircraft had engine failure after shuting off fuel pump. Investigation disclosed improperly installed

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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