# Accident 19830801039589A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Tucson, AZ, August 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1983, 19:04 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5407° N, 110.9508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5407&lon=-110.9508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79AA-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grau Charles V VARIEZE (registry code 05609AF, https://openairdocs.org/model/grau-charles-v-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830801039589A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A LOW ALTITUDE ROLL. IMPACTED DESERT FLOOR IN LEVEL ATTITUDE. ALCOHOL FOUND IN PILOTS BLOOD.

## 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 LAX83FUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ15), Aug 2, 1983: Grau VARI-EZE (N79AA), Tucson, AZ, 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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