19841015056199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Punta Gorda, FL · October 15, 1984

Date
October 15, 1984 · 12:00 local
Place
Punta Gorda, FL
Airport
Charlotte Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA009
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on first flight in the homebuilt. Struck a large tree short of runway. Was using auto fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FIRST FLIGHT IN THE HOMEBUILT. STRUCK A LARGE TREE SHORT OF RUNWAY. WAS USING AUTO FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.