Varieze CN-VEZ N56CN
27 September 1978 · Angola, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 September 1978 at about 18:55 local time, a Varieze CN-VEZ registered N56CN was involved in an accident during in flight near Angola, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Angola, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Angola Airway
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Varieze CN-VEZ
- Registration
- N56CN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3412
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
ACFT 93LB OVR FT GW.DIVERGENT PITCHING OCRD ON 3RD TEST FLT.PLT INJURY FM NOSE GR RETRACT ROD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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