Noonan VARI-EZE N785

Summary

On 17 May 1987 at about 21:04 local time, a Noonan VARI-EZE registered N785, operated by Kenneth Noonan, was involved in an accident near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 May 1987 at 21:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Ebensburg (9G8)

Coordinates

40.4797, -78.7192

Aircraft

Noonan VARI-EZE

Registration

N785

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth Noonan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87DGM02

Nobody was 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

THE VARI-EZE WAS PART OF A THREE SHIP FLYBY AT AN AIRSHOW. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BREAK FORMATION AND TURN DOWNWIND FOR A LANDING. A WITNESS REPORTED THE ENGINE SPUTTERING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS RUST COLORED WATER IN THE FUEL BOWL AND RUST STAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE BOWL. IN ADDITION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL LINES FROM THE MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE LOWER THEN THE GASCOLATOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.