- Date
- August 1, 1983, 19:04 local (Aug 2, 1983, 02:04 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N79AAGrau VARI-EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830801039589A
- Case key
- 23554
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft make 4 low passes, 200-300 ft AGL. On the last pass the acft pulled up ino about a 30 deg nose high attitude & start a right roll. The nose began to drop, & as the roll was completed the acft was in about a 80 deg nose low, wings level attitude. It impacted the grownd in a 30 deg nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79AA
- Reported as
- Grau VARI-EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- SN 1096
- Airframe hours
- 12
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles V. Graw
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- RYN
- Destination
- RYN
- Airport
- RYN · Ryan Field
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.