# Accident 19801113063809A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Signal Mountain, TN, November 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Signal Mountain, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1439° N, 85.3415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Signal Mountain, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1439&lon=-85.3415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111EZ-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swander VARIEZE (registry code 05609D3, https://openairdocs.org/model/swander-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 158 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKW05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113063809A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED AREA AT DUSK, STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ATL81FKW05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW05), Nov 13, 1980: Varieze 1 (N111EZ), Signal Mt, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N111EZ (2)

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

- [Incident 19780715044099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715044099I), Jul 15, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111EZ), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. After test flight, pilot made fixed trim adjustment. Unable to get airborn on next try. Overran the runway.
- [Incident 19780515033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515033789I), May 15, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N111EZ), Winfield, KS, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit due to fuel starvation.

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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