# Accident 19840729035679A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Pickett, WI, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 10:11 local time
- Place: Pickett, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9114° N, 88.7298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pickett, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9114&lon=-88.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15EZ-2004-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Briggs Stephen I VARI-EZE (registry code 05609HL, https://openairdocs.org/model/briggs-stephen-i-vari-eze) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729035679A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE 25 FEET AGL. PROPELLER DISPLAYED HIGH TORQUE APPLICATION ON GROUND CONTACT.PILOT SAID ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 CHI84FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA321), Jul 29, 1984: S.I. Briggs Varieze (N15EZ), Pickett, WI, destroyed

## Other reports on N15EZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19810628057469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628057469I), Jun 28, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE (N15EZ), Fitchburg, MA, Minor damage. Landed short. No damage. No injuries.

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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