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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Waterbury, CT · March 19, 1985

Date
March 19, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place
Waterbury, CT
Airport
Oxford
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49EZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FNE01
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total4 in this make and model4 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 final. Aircraft landed short of runway striking an embankment. Pilot failed to change fuel tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT. PILOT FAILED TO CHANGE FUEL TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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