# Incident 19870719064469I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Idaho Falls, ID, July 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39377, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39377-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richardson John G VARIEZE (registry code 0569076, https://openairdocs.org/model/richardson-john-g-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719064469I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY FUEL SWITCH WAS INADVERTENTLY TURNED ON PRIOR TO FLIGHT. FUEL EXHAUSTED.FOOLPROOF SWITCH TO BE INSTALLED.

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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