Volmer Aircraft SPORTSMAN accident near Pulaski, Wisconsin, June 12, 1982
On June 12, 1982 at about 7:45 pm local time, a Volmer Aircraft SPORTSMAN, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N9011, was destroyed in an accident near Pulaski, Wisconsin (Carter airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 12, 1982 · about 7:45 pm local time
- Place
- Pulaski, Wisconsin · Carter
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Volmer Aircraft SPORTSMAN, amateur-built
- Registration
- N9011 · registry record · serial 1
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 425 hours in all; 42 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 392 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 113 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-D (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 92C Pulaski WI at 1:44 am
- Destination: 92C Pulaski WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 1,700 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 163°F (73°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI82DA205.