# Accident 19840616024409A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Red Bluff, CA, June 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1984, 15:45 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1305° N, 122.4293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1305&lon=-122.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13NB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13NB-1993-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Baugh-Hubert VARIEZE MODEL 100 (registry code 05609Q1, https://openairdocs.org/model/baugh-hubert-varieze-model-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616024409A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBING TURN TO DOWNWIND CANOPY CAME OPEN. BOTH HANDS SEEN TRYING TO CLOSE CANOPY. SPUN IN.

## 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 LAX84FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA355), Jun 16, 1984: Baugh-Hubert Varieze 100 (N13NB), Red Bluff, 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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