# Incident 19820717039089I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Rialto, CA, July 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1982, 17:05 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EV-1985-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Falkenthal Robert J VARIEZE (registry code 05609AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/falkenthal-robert-j-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 8 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717039089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL, LANDED IN STREET. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE DEFECTIVE, ALLOWING FUEL IN HEADER TO SIPHON TO MAINS.

## Other reports on N78EV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821101058759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101058759A), Nov 1, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE (N78EV), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to secre bolt attaching elevator push pull rod to bellcrank. Came off on final. Nose dived into pond.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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