20061118026029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Punta Gorda, FL · November 18, 2006

Date: November 18, 2006 · 11:10 local
Place: Punta Gorda, FL
Airport: Charlotte County
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N75EZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA07CA018
Reported as: Amtr Varieze
Fatal injuries: 0

N75EZRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2007 · Sargent Jonathan VARIEZES/N 2173 Airframe modelSargent Jonathan VARIEZE

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 18, 2006, at 9:20 am local time, a Varieze (amateur built), N75EZ, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted collided with the ground after a report of the canopy partially opening, at Charlotte County Airport (PDT) in Punta Gorda, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot received serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 18, 2006, AT 9:20 AM LOCAL TIME, A VARIEZE (AMATEUR BUILT), N75EZ, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER A REPORT OF THE CANOPY PARTIALLY OPENING, AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PDT) IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA07CA018Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPunta Gorda, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight, which did not ensure the security of the canopy before flight.Nov 18, 2006 · Substantial damage