Volmer SPORTSMAN N9011

Summary

On 12 June 1982 at about 19:45 local time, a Volmer SPORTSMAN registered N9011, operated by John Brzezinski, was involved in an accident near Pulaski, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 June 1982 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pulaski, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Carter (92C)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Volmer SPORTSMAN

Registration

N9011

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Brzezinski

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pulaski → Pulaski

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA205

1 person had minor injuries.

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

ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THIS CALENDAR YEAR, THE PILOT ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT HE STARTED TO ABORT BUT THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. HE STATED THAT HE CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE COULD NOT REACH THE AIRPORT HE SELECTED A SMALL FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES PRIOR TO REACHING THE FIELD. THE FUEL TANKS RUPTURED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. DETERMINATION OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE MADE DUE TO EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.