SEA80FYE39

NTSB accident investigation · Varieze 1 · Arlington, WA · July 1, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 1, 1980
Place
Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N752EZVarieze 1
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800701026139A
Case key
129877

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1521   80/7/1    ARLINGTON,WA        VARIEZE 1           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 338
        TIME - 1815                    N752EZ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD TO SNAP INVERTED,TUCK UNDER & CRASH DRG SLIP TO RGT.

Aircraft

Registration
N752EZ
Reported as
Varieze 1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Arlington

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.