- Date
- October 23, 1982, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Seymour, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N122EFC. EFF VARI-EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821023054899A
- Case key
- 72601
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Aircraft was being taxi tested when it became airborne and flew a fast, low tentative pattern. Turning final the turn was very steep and aircraft descended to ground impacting a tree prior to ground impact. The pilot had no recorded flight time in this aircraft which is very sensitive to control inputs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N122EF
- Reported as
- C. EFF VARI-EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 528
- Engine
- Continental A65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Christian A. Eff
- Registered owner
- Christian A. Eff
- Departed
- SER · Seymour, IN
- Destination
- SER · Seymour, IN
- Airport
- SER · Freeman Muni, runway 9, 4,100 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 775 total · 686 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.