# NTSB LAX77FUQ40: Ebel Vareze 10, N14AE, Lompoc, CA, July 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1977
- Place: Lompoc, CA · LOMPOC, CA
- Location: 34.6627° N, 120.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lompoc, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6627&lon=-120.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1516  77/7/12  NR.LOMPOC,CA          EBEL VAREZE 10      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 3638
        TIME - 1400                    N14AE               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOMPOC,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CANOPY OPENED,ENTERED SPIN.RECOV OK.ENG QUIT DUE TANKS BLO ENG DRG SPIN.LND IN BEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14AE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14AE-1978-02-27), registration cancelled 1978-02-27, S/N AGE-100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EBEL VAREZE 10
- Registry model: [Ebel RUTAN VARIEZE 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/ebel-rutan-varieze-10) (registry code 0560927) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770712018949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712018949A), Jul 12, 1977: Amtr 0560927, Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage. Canopy opened,entered spin. Recov ok. Eng quit due tanks blo eng drg spin. Lnd in bean fld.

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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