- Date
- September 4, 1982, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Susanville, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N777EJVarieze Hamlin
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820904043749A
- Case key
- 72765
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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
During a 2nd pass down the runway at about 50 feet AGL, the aircraft pulled up to about 200 feet and completed over halfof a roll, then spiraled into a lake and was destroyed. According to witnesses, the engine was running at all times until impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777EJ
- Reported as
- Varieze Hamlin
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 478
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward H. Hamlin, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Edward H. Hamlin, Jr.
- Departed
- Susanville, CA
- Destination
- Susanville, CA
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.