# Incident 19850707045359I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Fairborn, OH, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 18:20 local time
- Place: Fairborn, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7996° N, 84.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairborn, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7996&lon=-84.0085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748BC-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyer Carl E VARI-EZE (registry code 05609YK, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-carl-e-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 38 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707045359I

## Narrative

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

POWER FAILURE DURING CRUISE RESULTED IN DAMAGE DURING LANDING. TANK SEALING COMPOUND SEPARATED BLOCKING FUEL FLOW.

## Other reports on N748BC (1)

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

- [Accident 19880118000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118000949A), Jan 18, 1988: Amtrru VARIEZE (N748BC), Little Rock, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into a heavily forested swampy area. Impacted in a nose down attitude. Pilot told VFR was not recommended.

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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