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  • John Denver dies in a Vari-Eze accident.

    John Denver dies in a Vari-Eze accident. No reason found. Seveal other accident under new investigation now.

    Didn't Planes of Fame loose a worker/pilot too in a Vari-Eze accident?

    **moved to more appropriate forum by moderator**
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    Hi Juke..

    As far as i know, this occured in 1997, and the cause was probably degradation of the airflow on the canard due to bugs or other pollution. on early vari-eze, the canard used a GNU airfoil that is extremely sensitive to this phenomenon.

    Denver's loss was IMHO a great loss to sport aviation

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    • #3
      Juke,
      Yes, The Air Museum lost two of our members/volunteers last summer. There is no information available on that accident.

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      • #4
        I think the official cause of the John Denver accident was fuel starvation. Contributing factors were a non-standard fuel selector valve in an awkward/difficult to reach location, and the pilot being unfamiliar with the aircraft.

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        • #5
          yes that is correct...

          the other Wayne................

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