Leslie J Royal VARI-EZE N84JR
25 June 1985 · Rio Linda, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Leslie J Royal VARI-EZE registered N84JR was involved in an accident near Rio Linda, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Linda, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rio Linda (Q94)
- Coordinates
- 38.6808, -121.4509
- Aircraft
- Leslie J Royal VARI-EZE
- Registration
- N84JR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rio Linda → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA294
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
AS THE ACFT BEGAN ITS' CLIMB, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CANOPY PARTIALLY OPENED. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO RELATCH THE CANOPY. THE ACFT TURNED OFF ITS PREVIOUS FLIGHT PATH AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED ACFT AND TRUCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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