# Accident 19821205062189A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Riverside, CA, December 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1982, 13:45 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1182Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1182Z-1983-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Macdowell Lloyd J JR VARIEZE (registry code 05609NW, https://openairdocs.org/model/macdowell-lloyd-j-jr-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 8 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821205062189A

## Narrative

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

STALLED, ENTERED STEEP DESCENT AFTER POWER LOSS.  FUEL IN GASCOLATOR BOWL CONTAMINATED WITH FIBERGLASS SHAVINGS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX83FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA048), Dec 5, 1982: Varieze Ruatan (N1182Z), Riverside, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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