# Accident 19950416008009A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Tullahoma, TN, April 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1995, 07:30 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3705° N, 86.2009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3705&lon=-86.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418EZ-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swant Lloyd VARIEZE (registry code 05609GE, https://openairdocs.org/model/swant-lloyd-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 734 total, 650 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416008009A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO SECURE. CANOPY OPENED ON LIFTOFF. PITCHED UP. PULLED CANOPY DOWN. LOST CONTROL. HIT GROUND. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ATL95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA084), Apr 16, 1995: Swant Varieze (N418EZ), Tullahoma, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN A TAKEOFF WITH AN UNSECURED CANOPY, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB.

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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