- Date
- March 17, 1984, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rancho, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3VEVari EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840317006059A
- Case key
- 24203
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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.
Propeller/rotor contact to person
Propeller system/accessories,blade - improperCause
Material inadequate,improperCause
Propeller system/accessories,blade - failure,totalCause
Propeller system/accessories,blade - separation
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The acft made a forced landing and collided with a ditch after propeller failure during climb after takeoff. The plt hadmade his propeller of fiberglass instead of recommended wood. This was the first flt with this propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3VE
- Reported as
- Vari EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 19
- Airframe hours
- 350
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Leroy Rogers
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1983
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,915 total · 360 in this make and model · 1,482 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.