Varieze DUNCAN/VARIEZE N9329A
30 March 1985 · Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1985 at about 16:45 local time, a Varieze DUNCAN/VARIEZE registered N9329A was involved in an accident near Ocracoke, North Carolina, 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ocra Coke-Island
- Coordinates
- 35.0695, -76.0003
- Aircraft
- Varieze DUNCAN/VARIEZE
- Registration
- N9329A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlotte → Ocracoke
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA128
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
DURING LANDING, THE TAB WHICH CONNECTS THE LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE FAILED ALLOWING THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE ACFT HAS AN EXPERIMENTAL CERTIFICATE. THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE DUE TO DESIGN LIMITATIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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