# NTSB MKC76FER74: Volmer VJ-22, N4600, Fairmont, MN, July 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Fairmont, MN · FAIRMONT, MN
- Location: 43.6448° N, 94.4640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6448&lon=-94.4640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FER74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER74

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4600), registered now, S/N 46, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER VJ-22
- Registry model: [Griswold VOLMER SPORTSMAN 22](https://openairdocs.org/model/griswold-volmer-sportsman-22) (registry code 95702FZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-290-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d) (registry code 42089, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760701019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701019179A), Jul 1, 1976: Amtr 95702FZ, Fairmont, MN, Substantial damage. Carb air box sepd frm eng,struck pusher prop. Fragments of prop dmgd wings,aileron.

## Other investigations on N4600 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC77FAD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAD10), Jul 2, 1977: Volmer UJ-22 (N4600), Hump Island, AK, substantial damage

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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