# Accident 19890507010959A: Amtrru VARIVIGGEN, Falcon, CO, May 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0291° N, 104.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0291&lon=-104.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34VV-1990-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Galbreath Terry S VARIVIGGEN (registry code 05609BE, https://openairdocs.org/model/galbreath-terry-s-variviggen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIVIGGEN
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507010959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL ON LIFTOFF ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT AND CRASHED 75 FEET OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. NO FLIGHT CHECK AS RECOMMENDED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89DTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTE03), May 7, 1989: Galbreath Variviggen (N34VV), Falcon, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS NEWLY COMPLETED HOMEBUILT. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE PROPER CONTROL INPUTS AND THE LACK OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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