# Accident 19810424018849A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Wapakoneta, OH, April 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1981, 08:56 local time
- Place: Wapakoneta, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5652° N, 84.1907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wapakoneta, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5652&lon=-84.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48EZ-1990-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richards VARIEZE (registry code 0560970, https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 215 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424018849A

## Narrative

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

ICE ON AIRFRAME. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARB ICE. CRASH-LANDED IN FARM FIELD. OPERATED IFR INTO KNOWN SERVICE ICING.

## 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 CHI81FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK15), Apr 24, 1981: Richards Variez (N48EZ), Wapakoneta, OH, 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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