# Accident 19851208060969A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Orlando, FL, December 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4810° N, 81.3192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4810&lon=-81.3192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111VE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111VE-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell Douglas C VARIEZE (registry code 05609QL, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-douglas-c-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-100 series (registry code 55001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-100-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851208060969A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON ENGINE TEST FLIGHT.STRUCK A POLE DURING A FORCED LANDING.ROUGH ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT

## 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 MIA86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA040), Dec 8, 1985: Douglas C. Campbell Varieze (N111VE), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

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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