# Accident 19830719033709A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Mojave, CA, July 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1983, 08:40 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0706° N, 118.1802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0706&lon=-118.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69EZ-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carter Conlan VARIEZE (registry code 05609ML, https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-conlan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719033709A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON FINAL. FATAL IMPACT WITH RUNWAY DESTROYED AIRCRAFT. REPORTED HE WAS AFRAID OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX83FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA346), Jul 19, 1983: Varieze 1 (N69EZ), Mojave, CA, 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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