- Date
- November 12, 1973
- Place
- Prior Lake, MN · PRIOR LAKE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1007NVolmer VJ-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731112039999A
- Case key
- 187849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3920 73/11/12 PRIOR LAKE,MINN VOLMER VJ-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 102 TIME - 1555 N1007N PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - P.LAKE SEAPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRIOR LAKE,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRIOR LAKE,USED FOR WATER LANDINGS. FLEW LOW PATTERN. LOST CTL IN 90 DEG BANK,CRASHED ON LAWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1007N
- Reported as
- Volmer VJ-22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- P.Lake Seaport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.