ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363239
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1992 |
| Time: | 21:35 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Terry, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Terry, MT (8U6) |
| (8U6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS TAXIING WESTBOUND ON RUNWAY 25 WHEN THE UNREGISTERED HOMEBUILT VARI EZE BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO REACH AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET AGL AS IT ROLLED COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW INVERTED ATTITUDE. FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WITNESSED THE OCCURRENCE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT INTEND TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, BUT ONLY TAXI ALONG THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCEEDING LIFTOFF SPEED DURING A TAXI TEST.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA92IA164
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 15:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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