Morrison-Keitel VOLKSPLANE-1 N37898

Summary

On 11 July 1991 at about 00:15 local time, a Morrison-Keitel VOLKSPLANE-1 registered N37898, operated by Bobby L. Welch, was involved in an accident near Woodbranch, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 July 1991 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodbranch, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.1494, -95.1807

Aircraft

Morrison-Keitel VOLKSPLANE-1

Registration

N37898

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bobby L. Welch

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Porter → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW91DRA06

1 person died.

THE AIRPLANE'S COLLISION WITH TREES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CIRCLING ABOVE TREES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND SOME OF THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE 'SPUTTERING.' THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES, ROLLED INVERTED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT AIRFRAME FAILURE WAS FOUND AND NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO ENGINE OPERATION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD LOGGED ABOUT 12 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, ONE OF WHICH WAS IN THE 90 DAYS PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.