Varieze 1 N60HD
1 September 1979 · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1979 at about 07:47 local time, a Varieze 1 registered N60HD was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft Collins-Lvland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Varieze 1
- Registration
- N60HD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3377
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
EXTRA COUNTER WEIGHT ADDED TO BELL CRANK USING DUCT TAPE, NOT FOUND DURING INVESTIGATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1979 | Varieze 1 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Mar 1980 | Varieze 1 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1980 | Varieze 1 | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1980 | Varieze 1 | Signal Mt, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Varieze 1 | Mojave, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |