# Accident 20061118026029A: Amtr VARIEZE, Punta Gorda, FL, November 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2006, 11:10 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9203° N, 81.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9203&lon=-81.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75EZ-2007-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sargent Jonathan VARIEZE (registry code 05609GM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sargent-jonathan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061118026029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 18, 2006, AT 9:20 AM LOCAL TIME, A VARIEZE (AMATEUR BUILT), N75EZ, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER A REPORT OF THE CANOPY PARTIALLY OPENING, AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PDT) IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 MIA07CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA018), Nov 18, 2006: Sargent Jonathan Varieze (N75EZ), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight, which did not ensure the security of the canopy before flight.

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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