# Incident 19810820070089I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Portland, TX, August 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Portland, TX
- Airport: Portland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8890° N, 97.3316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8890&lon=-97.3316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57EZ-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckean John B VARIEZE (registry code 05609AK, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckean-john-b-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 O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,073 total, 413 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820070089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF RUN,AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS,AND PLOWED FIELD,MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED

## Other reports on N57EZ (1)

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

- [Accident 20020702019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020702019859A), Jul 2, 2002: Amtr VARIEZE (N57EZ), Covington, TN, No damage. (-23) Statement of interview with ian stone: 07/02/2002 15:30 local Covington, TN airport; inspectors steve brown and ken pannell; Mr. Stone informed us that…

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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