Evans VP-1 N65209
20 August 1977 · Speedway, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1977 at about 17:30 local time, a Evans VP-1 registered N65209 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Speedway, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Speedway, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Speedway
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Evans VP-1
- Registration
- N65209
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2614
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
INITIAL FLIGHT TEST OF AMATEUR BUILT ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evans VP-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1978 | Evans VP-1 | Yelm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Evans VP-1 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Evans VP-1 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1974 | Evans VP-1 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1982 | Evans VP-1 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | G. C. Farron | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Evans VP-1 | Liberty Hill, Texas, United States | Harold David Lynch | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |