Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1 N493
15 August 2003 · Concordia, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 August 2003 at about 12:30 local time, a Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1 registered N493 was involved in an accident near Concordia, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Concordia, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blosser Muni (CNK)
- Coordinates
- 39.5492, -97.6522
- Aircraft
- Satterlee VOLKSPLANE VP-1
- Registration
- N493
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Concordia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA262
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the roadway, the ditch and unsuitable terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was destroyed when it impacted a road and a ditch during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot stated that the power loss occurred when he reduced throttle upon reaching his cruising altitude. He stated that he elected to land on a roadway and, due to traffic, turned to land on the other side of the road. The airplane subsequently impacted the road and a ditch. No pre-impact defects were found with respect to the airplane. The student pilot was not authorized to fly the accident airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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