# Accident 19790129001839A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Salem, MI, January 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Salem, MI
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4061° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4061&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4WH-1979-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Herzog VARI-EZE (registry code 0560968, https://openairdocs.org/model/herzog-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON NARROW PLOWED RUNWAY. VEERED OFF CENTER, WING IMPACTED SNOWBANK. AIRCRAFT STOPPED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI79DEC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC17), Jan 29, 1979: Varieze Herzog (N4WH), Salem, MI, 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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