Kenneth Savidge VARI VIGGEN N93VV

Summary

On 26 July 1995 at about 13:48 local time, a Kenneth Savidge VARI VIGGEN registered N93VV was involved in an accident near Abingdon, Virginia, 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.

Date

26 July 1995 at 13:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Abingdon, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Virginia Highlands (VJI)

Coordinates

36.7709, -82.0307

Aircraft

Kenneth Savidge VARI VIGGEN

Registration

N93VV

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

NYC95LA176

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane took off, remained in the airport traffic pattern and had turned onto final approach. Without warning, at an altitude of approximately 200 to 300 feet above the ground, the airplane's right wing made two downward dips. The airplane then entered a nose down, right roll which continued until the airplane impacted the ground in an inverted attitude. Flight control continuity was not established because of extensive impact damage. At the time of the accident, the pilot had 1,369 total flight hours, and had accured 4.5 hours in this aircraft since it was certificated 10 months before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.