Varieze RAF N16DT
8 August 1981 · Holland, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 August 1981 at about 13:10 local time, a Varieze RAF registered N16DT was involved in an accident during in flight near Holland, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holland, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Varieze RAF
- Registration
- N16DT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Oshkosh, Wi → Buffalo, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2932
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
MAINT PERSL OBSVD PLT REFLARE OIL PRESSURE LINE & RESTRICT FITTING END.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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