# NTSB LAX81DUG12: Varieze II, N78AL, Chino, CA, February 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1981
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0137   81/2/7    CHINO,CA            VARIEZE II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 3295
        TIME - 1410                    N78AL               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CA                    CORONA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VENT IN CENTER TANK CAP INSTALLED ON ONE OF MAIN TANKS.LATER MODELS HAVE VENT SYSTEM ALL TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78AL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78AL), registered now, S/N AEA1, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARIEZE II
- Registry model: [Andrew-Alden VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/andrew-alden-varieze) (registry code 05609V9) (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
- Airport: Chino

## 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 19810207003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207003009A), Feb 7, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Crash-landed in rough field off airport. Fuel vent caps incorrectly installed.

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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