# NTSB OAK75DVG03: Volmer VJ22, N7156, Clear Lake, CA, July 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1974
- Place: Clear Lake, CA · CLEAR LAKE, CA
- Location: 38.9600° N, 122.6332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearlake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9600&lon=-122.6332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2143  74/7/22    CLEAR LAKE,CALIF    VOLMER VJ22         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 70, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1300                    N7156               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEAR LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEAR LAKE,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- C/P AT CTLS.FIRST FLT,BEING CKD OUT BY OWNER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7156](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156-1990-03-19), registration cancelled 1990-03-19, S/N 634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER VJ22
- Registry model: [Meyers VJ-22 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-vj-22-sportsman) (registry code 0562065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clear Lake

## 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 19740722023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740722023639A), Jul 22, 1974: Amtr 0562041, Clear Lake, CA, Substantial damage. C/p at ctls. First flt,being ckd out by owner.

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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