# Accident 19820910048699A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Pagosa Springs, CO, September 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2406° N, 107.0297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2406&lon=-107.0297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123EZ-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Muirhead VARI-EZE (registry code 05609K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/muirhead-vari-eze) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,451 total, 271 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910048699A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF DUE TO A THUNDERSTORM AT OTHER END. UNABLE TO LIFT OFF, ABORTED, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN82FTE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE27), Sep 10, 1982: Vari-Eze (N123EZ), Pagosa Springs, CO, 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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