Accident · 1991-04-21

NTSB case MIA91LA125 · Rutan Aircraft Factory VARI EZE · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Rutan Aircraft Factory VARI EZE (N32F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WALTER C. SHERMAN Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WALTER C. SHERMAN

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE WHILE CONDUCTING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER, RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER.

Source: NTSB case MIA91LA125

Flight 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.

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