Volksplane VP-1 N33GB
24 April 1971 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1971 at about 15:30 local time, a Volksplane VP-1 registered N33GB was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blue Lick
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volksplane VP-1
- Registration
- N33GB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CARB CONTAINED SMALL PARTICLES AND EXCESSIVE VARNISH. STALLED TRYING TO RET TO ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Volksplane VP-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1973 | Volksplane VP-1 | Uniontown, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1974 | Volksplane VP-1 | Cibolo, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Volksplane VP-1 | Escondido, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1975 | Volksplane VP-1 | Marion, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1975 | Volksplane VP-1 | Galva, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 1975 | Volksplane VP-1 | Utica, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |