# NTSB FTW82DA138: Evans VP-1, N3916, Liberty Hill, TX, April 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 18, 1982, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Liberty Hill, TX
- Coordinates: 31.300739, -97.359542 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3007&lon=-97.3595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA138
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71427/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA138

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3916-2015-04-02), registration cancelled 2015-04-02, S/N HR-2, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Evans Aircraft VP-1
- Registry model: [Ricks EVANS VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ricks-evans-vp-1) (registry code 0562025) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: HR-2
- Airframe hours: 308
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820418011849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418011849A), Apr 18, 1982: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1, Moody, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot removed hand from throttle during takeoff, engine pwoer reduced and aircraft stalled during pilot recovery.

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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