# Accident 19801111067989A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Pittsburg, KS, November 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburg, KS
- Airport: Atkinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: 1,510 total, 34 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801111067989A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPERLY SECURED BOLT ON ELEVATOR SYSTEM CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT. MADE HARD LANDING DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL.

## 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 MKC81FCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ05), Nov 11, 1980: Varieze 01 (N62MV), Pittsburg, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62MV (1)

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

- [Incident 19800724068859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724068859I), Jul 24, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE (N62MV), Pittsburg, KS, Minor damage. Landed in field after engine quit. Found non-vented fuel cap installed.

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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