- Date
- April 22, 1975
- Place
- Utica, KY · UTICA, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39WAVolksplane VP-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750422017189A
- Case key
- 148747
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1456 75/4/22 UTICA,KY VOLKSPLANE VP-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41, TIME - 1445 N39WA PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 55 TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODE AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UTICA,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- STUDENT CERTIFICATE EXPIRED 7/31/74.WIND DEFLECTOR BEHIND PLTS HEAD DISLODGED.UN FLARE FOR LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39WA
- Reported as
- Volksplane VP-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goode Airpark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.