# Accident 19841015056199A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Punta Gorda, FL, October 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1984, 12:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8895° N, 82.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8895&lon=-82.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54JB-1985-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryan James W LONG-EZE (registry code 05609ZA, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryan-james-w-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841015056199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA009), Oct 15, 1984: Pitts Special S-1C (N54JB), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed

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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