Varieze HAMLIN N777EJ

Summary

On 4 September 1982 at about 21:25 local time, a Varieze HAMLIN registered N777EJ, operated by Edward H. Hamlin, JR., was involved in an accident near Susanville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 September 1982 at 21:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Susanville, California, United States

Coordinates

40.5695, -120.6109

Aircraft

Varieze HAMLIN

Registration

N777EJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Edward H. Hamlin, JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Susanville → Susanville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA332

2 people died.

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

DURING A 2ND PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP TO ABOUT 200 FEET AND COMPLETED OVER HALFOF A ROLL, THEN SPIRALED INTO A LAKE AND WAS DESTROYED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT ALL TIMES UNTIL IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.