Varieze 001 N87VE
19 April 1991 · Superior, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1991 at about 03:08 local time, a Varieze 001 registered N87VE, operated by Michael James Undis, was involved in an accident near Superior, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Superior, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Superior (SUW)
- Coordinates
- 46.6694, -92.0797
- Aircraft
- Varieze 001
- Registration
- N87VE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael James Undis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI91DER03
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. INVESTIGATORS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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