Accident · 1989-05-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-05-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- GALBREATH VARIVIGGEN (N34VV)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS NEWLY COMPLETED HOMEBUILT. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE PROPER CONTROL INPUTS AND THE LACK OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AIRCRAFT KIT MANUFACTURER ARE CONSIDERED AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB case DEN89DTE03Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.