# NTSB MIA75DLA43: Evans VP-1, N10VW, Tallahassee, FL, May 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1975
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1518  75/5/17    TALLAHASSEE,FL      EVANS VP-1          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 126
        TIME - 1430                    N10VW               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,FL                    QUINCY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON HIGHWAY ON TOP OF VEHICLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10VW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10VW-1975-08-11), registration cancelled 1975-08-11, S/N 458 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVANS VP-1
- Registry model: [Smith EVANS VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-evans-vp-1) (registry code 0563583) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750517017259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517017259A), May 17, 1975: Amtr 0562941, Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed. Landed on highway on top of vehicle.

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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