# Accident 20160528024779A: Moore Joseph O VARIEZE, Santa Paula, CA, May 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2016, 15:17 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3228° N, 119.1492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3228&lon=-119.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80681-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moore Joseph O VARIEZE (registry code 05609DK, https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-joseph-o-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOORE JOSEPH O VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160528024779A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED OVER MULTI-COM THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD QUIT. DURING DESCENT TO EMERGENCY LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES, AND IMPACTED GROUND/ORCHARD, 4.39 NM WEST/SOUTHWEST OF SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (KSZP), SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 WPR16FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA118), May 28, 2016: Moore Joseph O Varieze (N80681), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the camshaft drive gear teeth.

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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