- Date
- June 14, 1975
- Place
- Milton, DE · MILTON, DE
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40VAVolmer VJ22
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750614031399A
- Case key
- 149096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2870 75/6/14 MILTON,DE VOLMER VJ22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1399 TIME - 1215 N40VA PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REHOBOTH,DE DOVER,DE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT DISCUSSED ENG CHOKING OUT COND WITH ARPT MGR BFR DEP.LOW ALT ACFT CRASHED INTO A SWAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40VA
- Reported as
- Volmer VJ22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.