- Date
- September 19, 1984, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Worcester, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N67TRFuller/Findlay Varieze
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840919049649A
- Case key
- 35427
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses stated, after what appeared to be a longer then normal takeoff roll, acft rotated to a very steep climb angle. Estimates regarding climb angle vary from 'slightly nose up' to vertical. Acft climbed to 100-150 ft AGL and rotated to an extremely nose low attitude, again approaching vertical, according to witnesses. Acft contacted the rwy in an aprx 20-30 deg nose low, slight right wing low attitude. Inspection revealed no evidence of an inflight separation or control system failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67TR
- Reported as
- Fuller/Findlay Varieze
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 655
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glenn R. Cormier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983
- Airport
- ORH · Worcster Municipal, runway 29, 6,999 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 134 total · 14 in this make and model · 85 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.