Evans VP-2 N38217
14 April 1984 · Mechanic Falls, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1984 at about 05:00 local time, a Evans VP-2 registered N38217 was involved in an accident near Mechanic Falls, Maine, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mechanic Falls, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Evans VP-2
- Registration
- N38217
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FNC01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE INADVERTENTLY WHILE HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTING THE ENGINE. ON FINAL APCH BACK TO THE ARPT CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT FLEW INTO TREES PARALLEL TO THE RWY. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND BY INVESTIGATORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evans VP-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1987 | Evans VP-2 | Cedar Valley, Utah, United States | Harold Wirth | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1976 | Evans VP-2 | Westminster, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1984 | Gulfstream 690B | Millinocket, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | Piper PA-31S 2 | Rockland, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1984 | Raven RX 6 | North Lebannon, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-24-180 | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-32-260 | Brunswick, Maine, United States | Bangor Int'l Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Zappia Gabriel J QUICKIE-2 | Augusta, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |