- Date
- August 14, 1982, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Saginaw, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4VBVon Berg VEE BEE 4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820814038179A
- Case key
- 72457
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of the home built aircraft was making a high speed taxi run when the aircraft inadvertently became airborne. The plane climbed to about 100 ft AGL and then the engine lost power. During landing, the aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot stated that the landing flare was incomplete. Also, he stated that the engine lost power due to fuel starvation. Additionally, he reported that the electric aux pump was not on, the fuel levels were low, the front fuel tank was not on and the pitch trim had been preset for a climb.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4VB
- Reported as
- Von Berg VEE BEE 4
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Airframe hours
- 14
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 95 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Dick Von Berg
- Registered owner
- Dick Von Berg
- Departed
- 2SG · Saginaw, MI
- Destination
- 2SG · Saginaw, MI
- Airport
- 2SG · Harry Brown, runway 27, 3,500 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 434 total · 14 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.