# NTSB CHI79DEC17: Varieze Herzog, N4WH, Salem, MI, January 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1979
- Place: Salem, MI · SALEM, MI
- Location: 42.4061° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4061&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEC17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0314  79/1/29    SALEM,MI            VARIEZE HERZOG      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 256
        TIME - 1415                    N4WH                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,MI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4WH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4WH-1979-04-10), registration cancelled 1979-04-10, S/N 430, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARIEZE HERZOG
- Registry model: [Herzog VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/herzog-vari-eze) (registry code 0560968) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salem

## 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 19790129001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001839A), Jan 29, 1979: Amtrru VARIEZE, Salem, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft landed on narrow plowed runway. Veered off center, wing impacted snowbank. Aircraft stopped inverted.

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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