# Incident 19800724068859I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Pittsburg, KS, July 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1980, 20:15 local time
- Place: Pittsburg, KS
- Airport: Atkinson Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4501° N, 94.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATKINSON MUNI (PTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4501&lon=-94.7312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62MV-1981-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sullivan F Victor VARIEZE (registry code 05609BT, https://openairdocs.org/model/sullivan-f-victor-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,438 total, 22 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/19800724068859I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND NON-VENTED FUEL CAP INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N62MV (1)

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

- [Accident 19801111067989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801111067989A), Nov 11, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE (N62MV), Pittsburg, KS, Substantial damage. Improperly secured bolt on elevator system came loose in flight. Made hard landing due to lack of control.

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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