Varieze RUTAN N15RL
3 April 1981 · Bengal, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1981 at about 18:00 local time, a Varieze RUTAN registered N15RL was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bengal, Oklahoma, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bengal, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Varieze RUTAN
- Registration
- N15RL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Montgomery, al → McAllister, Ok
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0503
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TSTMS AT DESTN, UN TO LND.DELAYED DIVERTING TO ALTN ARPT.L BRAKE DMG & LOCKED DRG LNDG ON HIWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Varieze RUTAN accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1981 | Varieze RUTAN | Elma, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1979 | Varieze RUTAN | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |