# NTSB CHI80FEE47: Vari-Eze Heiman, N5021Y, Huntley, IL, September 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1980
- Place: Huntley, IL · HUNTLEY, IL
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3438   80/9/1    HUNTLEY,IL          VARI-EZE HEIMAN     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 356
        TIME - 0930                    N5021Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANDINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUROA,IL                    HUNTLEY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  6500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5021Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021Y-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 678, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARI-EZE HEIMAN
- Registry model: [Heiman-Harold VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/heiman-harold-varieze) (registry code 05609W8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Landings

## 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 19800901040849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901040849A), Sep 1, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE, Huntley, IL, Substantial damage. Indicates power loss turning final with a high sink rate . Possible carburetor ice. Carburetor heat off.

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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