- Date
- May 16, 1981
- Place
- St.Charles, MO · ST.CHARLES, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4258LRutan Vreze
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810516026109A
- Case key
- 126255
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0771 81/5/16 NR.ST.CHARLES,MO RUTAN VREZE CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 51, 608 TIME - 1600 N4258L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CHARLES COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.CHARLES,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- CANOPY CAME OPEN DRG TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4258L
- Reported as
- Rutan Vreze
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Charles County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.