# Accident 20220326004329A: Adams Dennis Allen VARIEZE, Mojave, CA, March 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0535° N, 118.1849° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0535&lon=-118.1849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88KL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88KL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Dennis Allen VARIEZE (registry code 056094N, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-dennis-allen-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS DENNIS ALLEN VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,478 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326004329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM MOJAVE AIRPORT RUNWAY 26. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL AIRCRAFT HAD A COMPLETE POWER LOSS OF ENGINE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE AIRCRAFT INTO AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 NAUTICAL MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR22LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA133), Mar 26, 2022: Adams Dennis Allen Varieze (N88KL), Mojave, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the carburetor intake Sceet tubing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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