Eugene Boos VARI-EZE N41EB

Summary

On 30 August 1986 at about 16:30 local time, a Eugene Boos VARI-EZE registered N41EB was involved in an accident near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 August 1986 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Rice Lake (RIE)

Coordinates

45.4902, -91.7309

Aircraft

Eugene Boos VARI-EZE

Registration

N41EB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Hayward

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI86FER17

1 person was seriously injured.

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 CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE OF THIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD AN AIRFIELD APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AWAY, BUT WAS FORCED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 5 MILES SHORT OF THIS FIELD BECAUSE, FOLLOWING A LOUD METALLIC BANG, THE ENGINE STOPPED. A RESTART WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A STARTER. AN ENGINE EXAMINATION FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVEALED A LOOSE OIL FILLER CAP (WITH 1 QT OF OIL REMAINING IN THE ENGINE) AND NOTHING ELSE UNUSUAL. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TEST RUN DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A STEEL STORAGE TANK DURING LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.