# NTSB Accident MKC89DCJ02
> **SCHMAHL VOLKSPLANE VP-1** · 1989-04-02 · PAPILLION, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89DCJ02
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28163
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-02
- **Location:** PAPILLION, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.149101, -96.040534
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHMAHL
- **Model:** VOLKSPLANE VP-1
- **Registration:** N81VP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO AN OPEN FIELD.

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