# Accident 19810808048029A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Holland, MI, August 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1981, 13:10 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7676° N, 86.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7676&lon=-86.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DT-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Turansky-David R.A.F. VARIEZE (registry code 05609P2, https://openairdocs.org/model/turansky-david-r-a-f-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 42 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808048029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LINE BROKE. ENGINE QUIT FROM OIL LOSS. OIL LINE HAD BEEN FORMED BY NONSTANDARD FLARING TOOL.

## 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 CHI81FEM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM33), Aug 8, 1981: Varieze RAF (N16DT), Holland, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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