# NTSB MKC78FCQ36: Vari-Eze, N36EZ, Liberal, KS, August 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Liberal, KS · LIBERAL, KS
- Location: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0461&lon=-100.9277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2312   78/8/7    LIBERAL,KS          VARI-EZE            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 584
        TIME - 0900                    N36EZ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36EZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36EZ-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 278, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARI-EZE
- Registry model: [Hale-Gregory VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hale-gregory-varieze) (registry code 05609P7) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Liberal Muni

## 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 19780807021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807021659A), Aug 7, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Liberal, KS, Destroyed

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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