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Aviation accident FTW97LA057
NONE · GILBERT RUTAN VARI EZE · 1996-11-10 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA
Event
- NTSB number
FTW97LA057- Event ID
20001208X07037- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-11-10
- Location
- OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA
- Coordinates
- 35.399875, -97.429985
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- GILBERT
- Model
- RUTAN VARI EZE
- Registration
- N18VE
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures and set the throttle to idle before hand propping.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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