# Accident 19860209017759A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Los Alamos, CA, February 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1986, 16:35 local time
- Place: Los Alamos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7300° N, 120.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7300&lon=-120.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36RJ-1989-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnston Ray VARIEZE (registry code 05609BG, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-ray-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LUQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860209017759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE. LANDED ON A ROAD AND STRUCK A FENCE. FUEL EXHAUSTION SUSPECTED.

## 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 LAX86LUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LUQ02), Feb 10, 1986: Rutan Varieze (N36RJ), Los Almos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N36RJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19830605022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605022679A), Jun 5, 1983: Amtrru VARIEZE (N36RJ), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landing gear hit dike and collapsed gear during pilot's attempt to make short field landing.

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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