# NTSB CHI82FER16: Rutan EZ, N42DR, Hackensack, MN, December 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1981
- Place: Hackensack, MN · HACKENSACK, MN
- Location: 46.9265° N, 94.5163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hackensack, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9265&lon=-94.5163&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FER16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3488   81/12/7   HACKENSACK,MN       RUTAN EZ            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 5730
        TIME - 0655                    N42DR               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLSEN-WEBB LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HACKENSACK,MN               CRYSTAL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TRACKS ON RWY LED TO 3IN HIGH ICE FORMATION 6-80OFT FM APP END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N42DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RUTAN EZ
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olsen-Webb Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811207079099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811207079099A), Dec 7, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Hackensack, MN, Substantial damage. Indicates nose wheel struck ice clump on takeoff roll. Used brakes to steer. Unable to clear trees on late liftoff.

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.

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