K W Jeffers VARIEZE N3KJ

Summary

On 16 June 1990 at about 20:30 local time, a K W Jeffers VARIEZE registered N3KJ was involved in an accident near Brainard, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 1990 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brainard, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

41.1797, -97.0007

Aircraft

K W Jeffers VARIEZE

Registration

N3KJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Omaha → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC90DCJ01

1 person died.

PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING AEROBATICS WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A LOW PASS PERFORMED, OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY AND OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY BY THE PIC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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AFTER MAKING A LOW, HIGH SPEED PASS, OVER A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE HOMEBUILT ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PULL UP, ROLL TO THE LEFT ABOUT 180 DEGREES TO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE, THEN DESCEND ALMOST VERTICALLY TO THE TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.