Varieze VARIEZE N28JF
2 March 1983 · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Varieze VARIEZE registered N28JF was involved in an accident near West Lafayette, Indiana, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Purdue University (LAF)
- Coordinates
- 40.4409, -86.9110
- Aircraft
- Varieze VARIEZE
- Registration
- N28JF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA126
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
THE PILOT LANDED FAST AND WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER ABOUT 3000 FEET OF ROLL. A COLLISION WITH VASI LIGHTS STOPPED THE VARIEZE. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT. SHE HAD A VERY SHORT 1/2 HOUR CHECKOUT BY THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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