# Incident 19810628057469I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Fitchburg, MA, June 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6019° N, 71.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitchburg, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6019&lon=-71.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15EZ-2004-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Briggs Stephen I VARI-EZE (registry code 05609HL, https://openairdocs.org/model/briggs-stephen-i-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 60 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628057469I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT. NO DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N15EZ (1)

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

- [Accident 19840729035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729035679A), Jul 29, 1984: Amtrru VARIEZE (N15EZ), Pickett, WI, Destroyed. Struck powerline 25 feet AGL. Propeller displayed high torque application on ground contact. Pilot said engine quit.

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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