Volksplane VP-IFD N16655
27 July 1977 · Chesterton, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1977 at about 17:35 local time, a Volksplane VP-IFD registered N16655 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chesterton, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chesterton, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bodin Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volksplane VP-IFD
- Registration
- N16655
- 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
- 3-2608
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
VOLKSWAGON ENGINE, BAKER MODS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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