- Date
- July 14, 1973
- Place
- Rogersville, TN · ROGERSVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2452Volksplane WE-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730714019569A
- Case key
- 189742
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1674 73/7/14 ROGERSVILLE,TENN VOLKSPLANE WE-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 196 TIME - 1415 N2452 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINS CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROGERSVILLE,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- AFTER LIFT OFF,LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL & CUT PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2452
- Reported as
- Volksplane WE-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hawkins Co
N2452Registration cancelled Aug 2, 2019 · Dawson VOLKSPLANEAirframe modelDawson VOLKSPLANEEngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.