- Date
- July 1, 1976
- Place
- Fairmont, MN · FAIRMONT, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4600Volmer VJ-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760701019179A
- Case key
- 155175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2913 76/7/1 FAIRMONT,MN VOLMER VJ-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 234 TIME - 1600 N4600 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MILFORD,CT JUNEAU,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- CARB AIR BOX SEPD FRM ENG,STRUCK PUSHER PROP.FRAGMENTS OF PROP DMGD WINGS,AILERON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4600
- Reported as
- Volmer VJ-22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4600Registered now · Griswold VOLMER SPORTSMAN 22Airframe modelGriswold VOLMER SPORTSMAN 22Engine modelLycoming O-290-D
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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.
Other investigations on N4600 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.