# Accident 19810516026109A: Amtrru VARIEZE, St Charles, MO, May 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1981, 16:24 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8487° N, 90.5001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St Charles Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8487&lon=-90.5001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4258L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516026109A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LOCK CANOPY BEFORE TAKEOFF. CANOPY CAME OPEN. LOST CONTROL. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MKC81FCA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA13), May 16, 1981: Rutan Vreze (N4258L), St.Charles, MO, 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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