- Date
- November 13, 1980
- Place
- Signal Mt, TN · SIGNAL MT, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N111EZVarieze 1
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801113063809A
- Case key
- 128362
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2868 80/11/13 SIGNAL MT,TN VARIEZE 1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 700 TIME - 1730 N111EZ PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGEDALE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- HIT TREES NR PLT'S HOME AT OR NR SUNSET.SUN WAS SETTING APRX 10DEG R OF FINAL HEADING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N111EZ
- Reported as
- Varieze 1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.