# Accident 19830311007229A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Bakersfield, CA, March 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1983, 13:05 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1999° N, 118.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1999&lon=-118.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,260 total, 40 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311007229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY. LANDED IN A FIELD HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. CARBURETOR ICING

## 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 LAX83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA135), Mar 11, 1983: Vans RV-3A (N630CB), Bakersfield, 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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