LAX74FUM29

NTSB accident investigation · Volksplane VP-1 · Escondido, CA · April 23, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1974
Place
Escondido, CA · ESCONDIDO, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3302Volksplane VP-1
Status
Completed · report May 30, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740423009939A
Case key
186362

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0791  74/4/23  NR.ESCONDIDO,CALIF    VOLKSPLANE VP-1     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 250
        TIME - 1815                    N3302               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WOLFORD ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             RETURN                      ESCONDIDO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N3302
Reported as
Volksplane VP-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lake Wolford Arpt

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.