- Date
- September 19, 1979
- Place
- Waldron, MO · WALDRON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16DSStoeger Vol VJ22
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2763 79/9/19 WALDRON,MO STOEGER VOL VJ22 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1167 TIME - 1900 N16DS PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NOAH'S ARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WALDRON,MO LEEWOOD,KS WALDRON,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PIC'S 1ST FLT IN THIS MAKE & MODEL.ENG MOUNTED ABOVE WING.PLT DIDN'T EXPECT NOSE DROP W ADDED PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16DS
- Reported as
- Stoeger Vol VJ22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Noah'S Ark
N16DSRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Stoeger VOLMER VJ-22Airframe modelStoeger VOLMER VJ-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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