Varieze II N78AL

Summary

On 7 February 1981 at about 14:10 local time, a Varieze II registered N78AL was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chino, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 February 1981 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Chino, California, United States

Nearest airport

Chino

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Varieze II

Registration

N78AL

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Corona, Ca

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0137

1 person had minor injuries.

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

VENT IN CENTER TANK CAP INSTALLED ON ONE OF MAINTANKS.LATER MODELS HAVE VENT SYSTEM ALL TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.