# NTSB SEA77DYE15: Volmer VT22, N117JS, Langley, WA, March 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1977
- Place: Langley, WA · LANGLEY, WA
- Location: 48.0375° N, 122.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langley, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0375&lon=-122.4071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0962  77/3/24    LANGLEY,WA          VOLMER VT22         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 613
        TIME - 1230                    N117JS              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTERS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGLEY,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HOMEBUILT ACFT.FIRST FLT.PLT PRACTICING AT MIN CTL SPEED.PLT STATES,CTLS INEFFECTIVE IN SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N117JS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117JS-1977-05-31), registration cancelled 1977-05-31, S/N 11JS (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER VT22
- Registry model: [Volmer SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/volmer-sportsman) (registry code 95702JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Porters Field

## 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 19770324006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770324006849A), Mar 24, 1977: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Langley, WA, Destroyed. Homebuilt acft. First flt. Plt practicing at min ctl speed. Plt states,ctls ineffective in spin.

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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