- Date
- July 14, 1990, 14:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1336KSelstad VARI-EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900714025599A
- Case key
- 26537
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of experience in the type of aircraft, his impairment from consumption of alcohol, and inadequate altitude to recover from the loss of control.
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
The homebuilt acft was observed flying at a low altitude, when it nosed over & impacted the ground in a steep dscnt. Witnesses heard the eng producing power before impact. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft or eng was found. A toxicology test of the plt's blood showed an ethanol level of 0.03%. The pilot's logbook showed he had flown the acft 0.4 hrs drg the previous 18 mos.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1336K
- Reported as
- Selstad VARI-EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1951
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norman Selstad
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 4, 1990
- Departed
- L66 · Corona, CA
- Destination
- F70 · Rancho Calif, 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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 901 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.