Rutan VARIEZE N101MW
17 February 1985 · Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Rutan VARIEZE registered N101MW was involved in an accident near Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mt Vernon (MVN)
- Coordinates
- 38.3093, -88.9091
- Aircraft
- Rutan VARIEZE
- Registration
- N101MW
- 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
- CHI85LA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 ACFT LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER SEVERAL LNDGS. THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH & GO LNDGS AND COMPLETED 5 CIRCUITS. DURING THE 6TH LNDG THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED THIS MODEL VARIEZE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A LNDG GEAR THAT WAS FOUND TO BE TOO WEAK. LATER VERSIONS HAD AN IMPROVED SYSTEM WHICH WAS STRONGER. NO PROVISION TO MAKE THE CHANGE MADATORY HAD BEEN MADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rutan VARIEZE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1986 | Rutan VARIEZE | Los Almos, California, United States | Richard N. Link | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Rutan VARIEZE | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1982 | Rutan VARIEZE | Concord, California, United States | C. B. Moore | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Rutan VARIEZE | Litchfield, Illinois, United States | Emerald J. Ullman | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1992 | Rutan VARIEZE | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | Richard W. Cobean | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Rutan VARIEZE | Kaneville, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft BE 36 | Odell, Illinois, United States | Eugene Bouska | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Cessna 404 II | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mt Sterling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |