# Accident 20220905016099A: Barnow Barry VARI EZE, Columbia, CA, September 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0431° N, 120.4099° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0431&lon=-120.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10EZ-2023-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barnow Barry VARI EZE (registry code 05624CS, https://openairdocs.org/model/barnow-barry-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNOW BARRY VARI EZE
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220905016099A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 5, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED COLUMBIA AIRPORT (O22) AT APPROXIMATELY 0945.  AT 10:52 THE PILOTS EMPLOYER CALLED THE SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT MISSING.  AT 1130 THE SHERRIFF'S DEPARTEMENT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND AND THE PILOT WAS DECEASED.

INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND IMPACTED TREES THEN THE GROUND.  INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER INDICATES IT WAS NOT TURNING WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

WILL UPDATE THIS RECORD IF ENGINE TEARDOWN IS PERFORMED AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

ACTIVITY NUMBER WP17202201828

## 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 WPR22FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA335), Sep 5, 2022: Rutan Varieze (N10EZ), Columbia, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper maintenance of the ignition system, which led to an ignition system failure and a 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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