Mcdougall VERI EZE accident near Palm Springs, CA
On July 21, 2001, a Mcdougall VERI EZE (airplane) was involved in an accident near Palm Springs, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 21, 2001
- Place
- Palm Springs, CA
- Aircraft
- Mcdougall VERI EZE · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.918°N, 116.591°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010803X01603
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 20, 2001, at 1901 Pacific daylight time, an experimental McDougall VERI EZE, N25063, collided with a wind turbine in the Banning Pass area near Palm Springs, California. The owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and lent it to the pilot for the flight. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The personal cross-country flight departed Chino, California, about 1830, en route to Palm Springs. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The first identified point of contact (FIPC) was at 34 degrees 54.646 minutes north latitude and 116 degrees 34.893 minutes west longitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records revealed that the pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. The pilot held a third-class medical certificate issued on October 5, 2000. It had the limitations that the pilot must wear corrective lenses. An examination of the pilot's logbook indicated an estimated total flight time of 350 hours. The owner stated that the pilot had about 25 hours in the VERI EZE, all in the accident airplane. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The operator submitted a written report. He reported that the airplane was a McDougall VERI EZE, serial number MM320. He estimated a total airframe time of 150 hours. He completed the last condition inspection on July 14, 2001. The airplane accumulated about 5 hours between the inspection and the accident. The engine was a Teledyne
Probable cause
the failure of the builder to balance the elevators per the kit manufacturer's instructions resulting in flutter and in-flight separation of the right elevator.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
