# Incident 19790320009469I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Aurora, IL, March 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1979, 14:44 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5021Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021Y-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heiman-Harold VARIEZE (registry code 05609W8, https://openairdocs.org/model/heiman-harold-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 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/19790320009469I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N5021Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19800901040849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901040849A), Sep 1, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE (N5021Y), Huntley, IL, Substantial damage. Indicates power loss turning final with a high sink rate . Possible carburetor ice. Carburetor heat off.

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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