- Date
- September 22, 1975
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5918Volmer VJ-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750922031749A
- Case key
- 150687
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2925 75/9/22 MINNEAPOLIS,MN VOLMER VJ-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 125 TIME - 1710 N5918 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- PIPER N3953K-MINOR DAMAGE.R BRAKE LEAKING FLUID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5918
- Reported as
- Volmer VJ-22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal
N5918Registration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Hopkins School District #274 VOLMER AMPHIB V-J-22Airframe modelHopkins School District #274 VOLMER AMPHIB V-J-22Engine modelContinental C90 series
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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.