# Accident 19820415013449A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Concord, CA, April 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1982, 12:20 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4SN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4SN-2008-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ridge VARIEZE (registry code 0560976, https://openairdocs.org/model/ridge-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total, 4 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415013449A

## Narrative

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

VIEW RESTRICTED ON NOSE HIGH LANDING. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. WIPED OUT LANDING GEAR ON A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 LAX82FVD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD15), Apr 15, 1982: Rutan Varieze (N4SN), Concord, CA, 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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