# Incident 19780528040689I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Sacramento, CA, May 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1978, 20:10 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4ZZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4ZZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swain VARIEZE (registry code 0560982, https://openairdocs.org/model/swain-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528040689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER WORKING ON HOME-BUILT, PILOT TOOK OFF WITHOUT CONNECTING AILERON CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N4ZZ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240719021559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240719021559I), Jul 19, 2024: Swain VARIEZE (N4ZZ), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. On July 19, 2024 at 1115 CST, a Varieze [privacy data omitted] landed on runway 27 at Oshkosh, WI and collasped the nose landing gear. The aircraft skidded…
- [Accident 19830802037899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802037899A), Aug 2, 1983: Amtrru VARIEZE (N4ZZ), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Engine quit after cycling throttle several times. Flipped over in field. Found elastic substance in float chamber.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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