# NTSB SEA77DYE30: Wulle VP2, N5596, Ferndale, WA, July 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1977
- Place: Ferndale, WA · FERNDALE, WA
- Location: 48.8534° N, 122.5902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferndale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8534&lon=-122.5902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1681  77/7/18    FERNDALE,WA         WULLE VP2           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 462
        TIME - 1845                    N5596               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLYING DOWN RIVER AT 100FT,STRUCK WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5596](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5596-1977-09-22), registration cancelled 1977-09-22, S/N V2-1766 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WULLE VP2
- Registry model: [Wulle VOLKSPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wulle-volksplane) (registry code 0563601) (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 19770718021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770718021459A), Jul 18, 1977: Amtr 0563601, Ferndale, WA, Destroyed. Flying down river at 100FT,struck wires.

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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