# NTSB MIA78FLD30: Volksplane VP-1, N67025, Tampa, FL, April 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1437   78/4/2  NR.TAMPA,FL           VOLKSPLANE VP-1     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1356
        TIME - 1210                    N67025              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TAMPA,FL                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED THAT PROP RPM OUTPUT WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR SAFE FLT ACCORDING TO ACFT PLANS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67025 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLKSPLANE VP-1
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vandenberg

## 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 19780402006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402006439A), Apr 2, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Plt stated that prop RPM output was insufficient for safe flt accng to acft plans.

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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