# Accident 19860201002049A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Lower Lake, CA, February 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1986, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lower Lake, CA
- Airport: Pierce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9130° N, 122.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lower Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9130&lon=-122.6070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82RC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 48 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201002049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK A TREE DURING FORCED LANDING. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 LAX86FVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG01), Feb 1, 1986: Commings Vari EZE (N82RC), Lower Lake, CA, 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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