# Accident 19821101058759A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Palo Alto, CA, November 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1982, 18:10 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EV-1985-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Falkenthal Robert J VARIEZE (registry code 05609AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/falkenthal-robert-j-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 46 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101058759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO SECRE BOLT ATTACHING ELEVATOR PUSH PULL ROD TO BELLCRANK. CAME OFF ON FINAL. NOSE DIVED INTO POND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N78EV (1)

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

- [Incident 19820717039089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717039089I), Jul 17, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE (N78EV), Rialto, CA. Engine quit on final, landed in street. Fuel selector valve defective, allowing fuel in header to siphon to mains.

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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