- Date
- August 30, 1986, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rice Lake, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41EBEugene Boos VARI-EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860830043429A
- Case key
- 13333
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During cruise flight the engine of this homebuilt aircraft began running rough. The pilot turned toward an airfield approximately 15 miles away, but was forced to perform a forced landing about 5 miles short of this field because, following a loud metallic bang, the engine stopped. A restart was impossible because the aircraft does not have a starter. An engine examination following the accident revealed a loose oil filler cap (with 1 qt of oil remaining in the engine) and nothing else unusual. The engine could not be test run due to impact damage. The aircraft collided with a steel storage tank during landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41EB
- Reported as
- Eugene Boos VARI-EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 855
- Airframe hours
- 325
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eugene L. Boos
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 21, 1986 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 73C · Lancaster, WI
- Destination
- HYR · Hayward, WI
- Airport
- RIE · Rice Lake
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 310 total · 168 in this make and model · 260 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIE, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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