# NTSB CHI79FEE67: Friling Variez, N28JF, Plainfield, IL, July 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1979
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2387  79/7/17    PLAINFIELD,IL       FRILING VARIEZ      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 630
        TIME - 1030                    N28JF               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIR DUCT BETWEEN AIR FILTER & CARBURETOR,AEROQUIP P/N SUR-10,COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28JF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28JF-2007-09-07), registration cancelled 2007-09-07, S/N CB-3, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRILING VARIEZ
- Registry model: [Friling HOMEBUILT](https://openairdocs.org/model/friling-homebuilt) (registry code 05609F5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790717028419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717028419A), Jul 17, 1979: Amtrru VARIEZE, Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Eng. Lost pwr after takeoff. Landed in corn field. Found collapsed engine air intake duct.

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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