# NTSB ATL81FKG18: Varize 01, N1RL, Winder, GA, May 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1981
- Place: Winder, GA · WINDER, GA
- Location: 33.9916° N, 83.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winder, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9916&lon=-83.7236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0840   81/5/5    WINDER,GA           VARIZE 01           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 331
        TIME - 1630                    N1RL                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDER,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1RL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VARIZE 01
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Winder

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810505022359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810505022359A), May 5, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE, Winder, GA, Destroyed. Misjudged approach on first landing in type. Struck trees short of runway.

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.

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