# NTSB MKC80FTK02: Varieze Ratan, N7WC, Aberdeen, SD, October 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1979
- Place: Aberdeen, SD · ABERDEEN, SD
- Location: 45.4652° N, 98.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4652&lon=-98.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FTK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2694  79/10/20   ABERDEEN,SD         VARIEZE RATAN       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 283
        TIME - 1300                    N7WC                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERDEEN MUN.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS, SD             ABERDEEN,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RETRACTABLE NOSE GR,FIXED MAIN GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VARIEZE RATAN
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aberdeen Mun.

## 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 19791020029069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020029069A), Oct 20, 1979: Amtrru VARIEZE, Aberdeen, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine failure. No cause for failure found.

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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