# Accident 19950726019689A: Amtr VARIVIGGEN, Abingdon, VA, July 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1995, 09:48 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Airport: Virginia Highland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7709° N, 82.0307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7709&lon=-82.0307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93VV-1997-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Savidge Kenneth VARI VIGGEN (registry code 056905D, https://openairdocs.org/model/savidge-kenneth-vari-viggen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIVIGGEN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950726019689A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED RUNWAY, RETURNED, IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY. (.4)THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF, REMAINED IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AND HAD TURNED ONTO FINAL APPROACH. WITHOUT WARNING, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING MADE TWO DOWNWARD DIPS.  THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED A NOSE DOWN, RIGHT ROLL WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE.  FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS NOT ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE IMPACT DAMAGE.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD 1,369 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS, AND HAD ACCURED 4.5 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT SINCE IT WAS CERTIFICATED 10 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA176), Jul 26, 1995: Kenneth Savidge Vari Viggen (N93VV), Abingdon, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.

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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