- Date
- April 18, 1982, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Liberty Hill, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3916Evans VP-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820418011849A
- Case key
- 71427
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he felt an excess roll tendency and had taken his hand from the throttle. The aircraft would not gain altitude and airspeed could not be maintained. He realized that the throttle had backed off from climb power and reapplied full power but pulled back on the control yoke when he moved the throttle forward. The aircraft stalled at an altitude of approximately 75 to 100 feet AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3916
- Reported as
- Evans VP-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- HR-2
- Airframe hours
- 308
- Engine
- Volkswagan 1600CC, 80 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold David Lynch
- Registered owner
- Harold David Lynch
- Departed
- Liberty Hill, TX
- Destination
- Liberty Hill, TX
- Airport
- runway 18, 1,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 151 total · 151 in this make and model · 113 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 162 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.