Norton VOLKSPLANE VP-1 N256DN
1 July 2000 · Waconia, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 July 2000 at about 15:00 local time, a Norton VOLKSPLANE VP-1 registered N256DN was involved in an accident near Waconia, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waconia, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8396, -93.7896
- Aircraft
- Norton VOLKSPLANE VP-1
- Registration
- N256DN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA179
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the inadvertent stall by the pilot. The low attitude at the time of the stall was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The experimental amateur built airplane impacted terrain during climbout from the departure runway. Witnesses reported hearing engine noise while the airplane was in the climb. A witness added that the airplane was in right wing low nose up attitude, which then quickly changed to a nose down vertical descent. Inspection of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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