# NTSB CHI81DEP13: Volksplane VP-1, N3875, Weston, WI, March 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1981
- Place: Weston, WI · WESTON, WI
- Location: 44.8912° N, 89.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8912&lon=-89.5497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0345  81/3/22    WESTON,WI           VOLKSPLANE VP-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 357
        TIME - 1225                    N3875               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTON,WI                   WAUSAU,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- APPROX 30LBS OVR G/WT.TKOF FM 4IN HIGH GRASS STRIP W HIGH-TENSION LINES AT DEPT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3875](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3875-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 71573, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLKSPLANE VP-1
- Registry model: [Harvey-Olk VOLKSPLANE VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/harvey-olk-volksplane-vp-1) (registry code 0562904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Field

## 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 19810322011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011099A), Mar 22, 1981: Amtren VOLKSPLANE*, Weston, WI, Substantial damage. Unable to clear wires after takeoff from strip with tall grass. Landed under wires. Struck ditch. Over gross.

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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