# Accident 19800330007659A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Palm Springs, CA, March 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37EZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 47 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800330007659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN ROUGH DESERT.NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.PILOT DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT.CARB ICE.

## 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 LAX80DUG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG28), Mar 30, 1980: Varieze 1 (N37EZ), Palm Springs, 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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