# Accident 19800901040849A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Huntley, IL, September 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Huntley, IL
- Airport: Landings
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&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: 356 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901040849A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES POWER LOSS TURNING FINAL WITH A HIGH SINK RATE . POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE. CARBURETOR HEAT OFF.

## 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 CHI80FEE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE47), Sep 1, 1980: Vari-Eze Heiman (N5021Y), Huntley, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5021Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790320009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790320009469I), Mar 20, 1979: Amtrru VARIEZE (N5021Y), Aurora, IL, Minor damage. Main gear broke off during landing.

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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