# Accident 19790424007109A: Amtrru VARIVIGGEN, New Smyrna Beac, FL, April 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88RC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIVIGGEN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 20 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424007109A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. HOMEBUILT ACFT. BUILDER USED ALUMINUM RIVETS TO ASSEMBLE SURPLUS STORE TURNBUCKLES

## 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 MIA79DLA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA20), Apr 24, 1979: Rutan Vari Viggen (N88RC), New Smyrna, FL, 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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