Accident Rutan VariEze N111VE, Sunday 8 December 1985

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Date:	Sunday 8 December 1985
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Rutan VariEze
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N111VE
MSN:	1692
Total airframe hrs:	2 hours
Engine model:	Rotorway RW-100
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Orlando, FL - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Orlando, FL (KMCO)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT LOST POWER, & IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE ARPT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE & SOME ORANGE TREES, COMING TO REST ON A CANAL BANK. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT IT FAILED BECAUSE THE #4 ROD ASS'Y SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT & PUNCTURED THE CRANKCASE.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: