ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14564
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| Date: | Thursday 13 November 1980 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze 1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N111EZ |
| MSN: | RJS-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Signal Mt, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
hit trees nr plt's home at or nr sunset.Sun wassetting aprx 10deg r of final heading.-NTSB
The aircraft was observed making a low pass near his house when the aircraft hit a tree. The pilot had a reputation for this sort of flying and had been warned by others in the past. The pull out was from a steep dive into the setting sun which may have been a factor in the pilot not being able to judge the pull out angle. No mechanical malfunction found. Flight in violation of FAR minimum altitude criteria. - CP
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Rutan Aircraft Factory Canard Pusher No. 27 Pg 6 (manufacturer bulletin)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 12:57 | saccani | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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