Rutan VARIEZE N441EZ
9 January 1983 · Youngstown, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1983 at about 21:01 local time, a Rutan VARIEZE registered N441EZ was involved in an accident near Youngstown, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Youngstown, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Youngstown (YNG)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rutan VARIEZE
- Registration
- N441EZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA077
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
THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH MINIMUM FUEL TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT HE TURNED ON FINAL APPROACH AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE AND A WOODED AREA ON FINAL HE ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN TO LAND ON A FREEWAY, TOUCHED DOWN SHORT AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE EARLY MODELS OF VARIEZE AIRCRAFT ARE SUBJECT TO UNPORTING THE FUEL TANK LINE WHEN OPERATING WITH MINUMUM FUEL. LATER MODELS HAVE A TANK SUMP TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rutan VARIEZE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1982 | Rutan VARIEZE | Concord, California, United States | C. B. Moore | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Rutan VARIEZE | Litchfield, Illinois, United States | Emerald J. Ullman | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Rutan VARIEZE | Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1986 | Rutan VARIEZE | Los Almos, California, United States | Richard N. Link | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1992 | Rutan VARIEZE | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | Richard W. Cobean | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Rutan VARIEZE | Kaneville, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Monerai SAILPLANE | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-12 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Cessna 172H | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172P | Lancaster, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28-181 | Plain City, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |