# Accident 19911113051119A: Amtrru VARIVIGGEN, Erie, PA, November 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1991, 14:03 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1298° N, 80.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1298&lon=-80.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12VV-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilkins-Wayne VARI-VIGGEN (registry code 05609M9, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkins-wayne-vari-viggen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIVIGGEN
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911113051119A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TURNING FINAL OSCILLATED STALLED RECOVERED LOW THEN SECONDARY STALL TO IMPACT. NO CHECK OUT IN TYPE.

## 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 NYC92DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DGM01), Nov 13, 1991: Willkins-Wayne VARI-VIGGEN (N12VV), Erie, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LOW TIME AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE.

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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