# Accident 19821120070359A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Santa Paula, CA, November 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4008° N, 119.0703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4008&lon=-119.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115EZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,002 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821120070359A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BUILDING AND A TV TOWER GUYWIRE ON A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX83FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA037), Nov 20, 1982: Tifft-V Varieze (N115EZ), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed

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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