# Accident 20030725018199A: Amtr VARIEZE, Utica, MI, July 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Utica, MI
- Airport: Berz-Macomb Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6639° N, 82.9656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6639&lon=-82.9656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617JF-2008-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ference James E VARIEZE (registry code 05609LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/ference-james-e-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A80 series (registry code 17006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030725018199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CANOPY WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF AND OPENED IN FLIGHT JUST AFTER ROTATION. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE CANOPY INFLIGHT.

## 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 CHI03LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA228), Jul 26, 2003: Ference Varieze (N617JF), Macomb, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the window canopy before takeoff and his failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a loss of control. The pilot's diverted attention is a contributing…

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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