# NTSB OAK77FVM01: Volksplane VP-1, N14DP, Gilroy, CA, October 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: Gilroy, CA · GILROY, CA
- Location: 37.0064° N, 121.5853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilroy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0064&lon=-121.5853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3231   76/10/3 NR.GILROY,CA          VOLKSPLANE VP-1     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 613
        TIME - 1245                    N14DP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILROY,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K. HIT SLOPE OF MTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14DP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14DP-1976-11-30), registration cancelled 1976-11-30, S/N DGP-62 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLKSPLANE VP-1
- Registry model: [Petitclerc VP-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/petitclerc-vp-1) (registry code 0563537) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761003031669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003031669A), Oct 3, 1976: Amtr 0563537, Gilroy, CA, Destroyed. Gusting to 20K. Hit slope of mtn.

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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