# NTSB SEA80FYE39: Varieze 1, N752EZ, Arlington, WA, July 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1980
- Place: Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYE39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1521   80/7/1    ARLINGTON,WA        VARIEZE 1           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 338
        TIME - 1815                    N752EZ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD TO SNAP INVERTED,TUCK UNDER & CRASH DRG SLIP TO RGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N752EZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N752EZ-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 752, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARIEZE 1
- Registry model: [Stuff VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/stuff-varieze) (registry code 05609Q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Arlington

## 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 19800701026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800701026139A), Jul 1, 1980: Amtrru VARIEZE, Arlington, WA, Destroyed. Slipped on final approach. Stalled, snapped inverted. Nose tucked under, crashed.

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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