# NTSB NYC74FFJ03: Volksplane WE-1, N267, Montour Falls, NY, July 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Montour Falls, NY · MONTOUR FALLS, NY
- Location: 42.3482° N, 76.8494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montour Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3482&lon=-76.8494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FFJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1758  73/7/22    MONTOUR FALLS,NY    VOLKSPLANE WE-1     CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1000                    N267                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      750 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRANES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTOUR FALLS,NY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- AILERON PULLEY GUARD NOT INSTALLED ALLOWED AILERON CABLE TO RUN OFF PULLEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N267](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N267-2009-10-14), registration cancelled 2009-10-14, S/N 47 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLKSPLANE WE-1
- Registry model: [Wood VOLKSPLANE WE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-volksplane-we-1) (registry code 0562766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cranes

## 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 19730722025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722025609A), Jul 22, 1973: Amtr 0562766, Montour Falls, NY, Destroyed. Aileron pulley guard not installed allowed aileron cable to run off pulley.

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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