# NTSB LAX79DVG81: Volksplane 1, N37789, Potter Valley, CA, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Potter Valley, CA · POTTER VALLEY, CA
- Location: 39.3171° N, 123.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potter Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3171&lon=-123.1099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVG81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2634  79/9/29  NR.POTTER VALLEY,CA   VOLKSPLANE 1        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 335
        TIME - 1801                    N37789              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVELLY VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODLAND,CA                POTTER VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED DRG RECOVERY FROM WING-OVER MANEUVER AFTR LOW DOWNWIND PASS OVER RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37789](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37789), registered now, S/N ESVP-1, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLKSPLANE 1
- Registry model: [Schuldt VOLKSPLANE-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/schuldt-volksplane-i) (registry code 0563585) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gravelly Valley

## 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 19790929029469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929029469A), Sep 29, 1979: Amtrev VOLKSPLNEVP2, Potter Valley, CA, Destroyed. Pilot made a low pass over runway, pulled up into a wing-over maneuver and stalled.

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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