Lambert John G Varieze accident near Chesapeake, VA
On October 3, 2007, a Lambert John G Varieze (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 3, 2007
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA
- Aircraft
- Lambert John G Varieze · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.659°N, 76.319°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071016X01587
Official records · NYC08LA001
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 3, 2007, about 1818 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built Varieze, N8VE, was destroyed during collision with terrain after takeoff from Chesapeake Regional Airport (CPK), Chesapeake, Virginia. The certificated private pilot/owner was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight that was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. In an interview, the pilot's girlfriend stated that the purpose of the flight was to test the speed brake installed in the airplane. She quoted the pilot as saying that during the first hour he owned the airplane, he tried the speed brake and it really scared him. He had since accumulated 70 total hours in the airplane and was going to try the speed brake again. In a written statement, one witness described watching the accident airplane taxi from its hangar to runway 5, then listening to the pilot announce the takeoff, crosswind, and downwind legs of the traffic pattern over the Unicom frequency. Seconds later, the witness heard a voice transmit cries for help. In a telephone interview and written statement, a flight instructor stated he and a student joined the traffic pattern in their airplane, and heard the accident airplane announce takeoff and the subsequent legs of the traffic pattern, before he heard "panicked" cries for help over the radio. No further transmissions were heard from the accident airplane. Another witness and his family were traveling southbound along a divided highway in their car, when they noticed the airplane flyin
Probable cause
A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.
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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.
