# NTSB NYC78FGT11: Vari-Eze 1, N886, Lewisberry, PA, July 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Lewisberry, PA · LEWISBERRY, PA
- Location: 40.1358° N, 76.8606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisberry, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1358&lon=-76.8606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2364   78/7/7    LEWISBERRY,PA       VARI-EZE 1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N886                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISBERRY,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT NOT APPROVED IN MODEL ENGINE.STRUCK WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N886](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N886-2013-08-21), registration cancelled 2013-08-21, S/N 887, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARI-EZE 1
- Registry model: [Kase VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/kase-varieze) (registry code 05609D2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780707017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707017309A), Jul 7, 1978: Amtr 05609D2, Lewisberry, PA, Substantial damage. Crankshaft not approved in model engine. Struck wire.

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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