- Date
- August 8, 1981
- Place
- Holland, MI · HOLLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N16DTVarieze RAF
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810808048029A
- Case key
- 124176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2932 81/8/8 NR.HOLLAND,MI VARIEZE RAF CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 125 TIME - 1310 N16DT PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHKOSH,WI BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAINT PERSL OBSVD PLT REFLARE OIL PRESSURE LINE & RESTRICT FITTING END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16DT
- Reported as
- Varieze RAF
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N16DTRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2012 · Turansky-David R.A.F. VARIEZEAirframe modelTuransky-David R.A.F. VARIEZEEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.