# Accident 19840102000069A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Bowie, AZ, January 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1984, 12:20 local time
- Place: Bowie, AZ
- Airport: Bowie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2798° N, 109.4993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2798&lon=-109.4993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1050G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1050G-2014-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yaple Robert G VARIEZE (registry code 05609CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/yaple-robert-g-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235F2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 513 total, 203 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840102000069A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED VFR INTO AREA OF SNOW,LOW CLOUDS AND FREEZING RAIN. LOST CONTROL.AIRCRAFT DISINTEGRATED OVER 2 MILE AREA.

## 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 LAX84FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA129), Jan 2, 1984: Yaple, Robert G. VARI-EZE (N1050G), Bowie, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N1050G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800928081109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928081109I), Sep 28, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE (N1050G), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend nose gear for landing.

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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