# Accident 19810403014339A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Bengal, OK, April 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bengal, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8329° N, 95.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bengal, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8329&lon=-95.0619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15RL-1994-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lonsway Roger RUTAN VARIEZE (registry code 05609DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/lonsway-roger-rutan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 40 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403014339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED THUNDERSTORMS & REVERSED COURSE. CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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 FTW81DPM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPM10), Apr 3, 1981: Varieze Rutan (N15RL), Bengal, OK, 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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