Amateur-built VP-2 accident near Scott City, Kansas, March 21, 1986
On March 21, 1986 at about 10:15 pm local time, a amateur-built VP-2, registered N32JE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Scott City, Kansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 21, 1986 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Scott City, Kansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built VP-2
- Registration
- N32JE · registry record · serial 001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT WAS MAKING HIS FIRST FLT IN THE ACFT WHICH IS POWERED BY A VOLKSWAGON, 1,834 CC ENG. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM A HARD SURFACE RWY AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FT AGL. THE PLT SAID THE CONTROLS FELT MUSHY AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB THE AIRSPEED DECREASED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT BUT BECAME CONCERNED THAT THE ACFT WOULD STALL SO HE LANDED IN A WHEATFIELD. THE FLD WAS SOFT AND THE R MLG BROKE. ENG RPM DURING THE FLT WAS IN THE GREEN, ABOUT 3,100, AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT 5 INCHES OF THE PROPELLER HAD BEEN CUT OFF IN ORDER TO INCREASE ENGINE RPM.
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: 88 hours in all; 3 in the last 90 days; 52 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 50 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 20, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 780 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Volkswagen 1,834 CC (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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 MKC86LA072.