# Accident 19790106000401A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Upland, CA, January 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1116° N, 117.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CABLE (CCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1116&lon=-117.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner VARIEZE (registry code 05609A2, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 117 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106000401A

## Narrative

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

N999EZ TOOK OFF FROM END OF RUNWAY. 9356B TOOK OFF FROM INTERSECTION, COLLIDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9356B, Cessna 175: [Accident 19790106000402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106000402A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG10), Jan 6, 1979: Varieze (N999EZ), Upland, CA, substantial damage

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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