# Accident 19830523020739A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Portola, CA, May 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Portola, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7206° N, 120.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7206&lon=-120.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523020739A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES IN RISING TERRAIN AT A 10,000 FOOT DENSITY ALTITUDE. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS NOTED. PILOT USED AUTO FUEL

## 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 LAX83FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA246), May 23, 1983: Herpst Varieze (N882BF), Portola, CA, destroyed, 2 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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