# Incident 19780715044099I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Augusta, KS, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978, 07:30 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6980° N, 96.9732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6980&lon=-96.9732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111EZ-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swander VARIEZE (registry code 05609D3, https://openairdocs.org/model/swander-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 1 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/19780715044099I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TEST FLIGHT, PILOT MADE FIXED TRIM ADJUSTMENT. UNABLE TO GET AIRBORN ON NEXT TRY. OVERRAN THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N111EZ (2)

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

- [Accident 19801113063809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113063809A), Nov 13, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111EZ), Signal Mountain, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed area at dusk, struck trees.
- [Incident 19780515033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515033789I), May 15, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111EZ), Winfield, KS, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit due to fuel starvation.

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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