# Accident 19840727035539A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Clarinda, IA, July 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1984, 12:05 local time
- Place: Clarinda, IA
- Airport: Schenck
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7292° N, 95.0290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7292&lon=-95.0290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4229G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4229G-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bassett-Sims VARIEZE (registry code 05609KL, https://openairdocs.org/model/bassett-sims-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 O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840727035539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DEVELOPED PARTIAL POWER ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED IN FIELD. LOW ENGINE COMPRESSION, RINGS AND EXHAUST VALVE LEAKS.

## 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 MKC84FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA234), Jul 27, 1984: Sims - Basset Varieze (N4229G), Clarinda, IA, 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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