# NTSB LAX82DA332: Varieze Hamlin, N777EJ, Susanville, CA, September 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: September 4, 1982, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Coordinates: 40.569465, -120.610946 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5695&lon=-120.6109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA332
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72765/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA332

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command
  - aerobatics - initiated, pilot in command
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777EJ-1984-05-31), registration cancelled 1984-05-31, S/N 478 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARIEZE HAMLIN
- Registry model: [Hamlin VERI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hamlin-veri-eze) (registry code 05609E6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 478
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820904043749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904043749A), Sep 4, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE, Susaville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed the airport runway. Pulled up into a slow roll, lost control and dived into a lake off the end of the runway

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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