# Accident 19821023054899A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Seymour, IN, October 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1982, 11:55 local time
- Place: Seymour, IN
- Airport: Freeman Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9495° N, 85.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9495&lon=-85.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122EF-1984-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: EFF Chris A VARIEZE (registry code 05609PA, https://openairdocs.org/model/eff-chris-a-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 0 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821023054899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE AND CRASHED ON FIRST FLIGHT DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## 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 CHI83FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA024), Oct 23, 1982: C. EFF VARI-EZE (N122EF), Seymour, IN, destroyed, 1 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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