# NTSB FTW81FQG53: Varieze 01, N247EZ, Lubbock, TX, August 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1981
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1954  81/8/16  NR.LUBBOCK,TX         VARIEZE 01          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 329
        TIME - 1515                    N247EZ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN & COUNTRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LUBBOCK,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N247EZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247EZ-1981-10-16), registration cancelled 1981-10-16, S/N 188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARIEZE 01
- Registry model: [Hilleshiem Terry E VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hilleshiem-terry-e-varieze) (registry code 05609GR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Town & Country

## 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 19810816049709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049709A), Aug 16, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE, Lubbock, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit after switching fuel tanks. Selector hard to turn. Possible fuel selector in between tanks.

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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