- Date
- February 7, 1981
- Place
- Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78ALVarieze II
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810207003009A
- Case key
- 127181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0137 81/2/7 CHINO,CA VARIEZE II CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 3295 TIME - 1410 N78AL PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHINO,CA CORONA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VENT IN CENTER TANK CAP INSTALLED ON ONE OF MAIN TANKS.LATER MODELS HAVE VENT SYSTEM ALL TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78AL
- Reported as
- Varieze II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chino
N78ALRegistered now · Andrew-Alden VARIEZEAirframe modelAndrew-Alden 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.