- Date
- July 18, 1985, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bryan, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6267Dietz Evans VP-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718032279A
- Case key
- 12881
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft impacted the terrain in an uncontrolled descent after stalling during an emergency descent. The plt stated that at an alt of 700-800 ft AGL, the engine RPM decreased from 3000 to 2400. The RPM continued to decrease and the acft stalled at an alt of 45-50 ft AGL. Inspection of the acft and engine did not reveal any mechanical failure or malfunction. The engine had undergone an overhaul prior to this flt and it was not benck tested prior to installation in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6267
- Reported as
- Dietz Evans VP-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- V1034
- Airframe hours
- 31,456
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1500CC, 53 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Moog
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 17, 1983 · 768 hours before
- Departed
- Bryan, OH
- Airport
- Williams County
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,295 total · 1 in this make and model · 1,225 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDY, 53 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.