# Accident 19880118000949A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Little Rock, AR, January 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1988, 18:01 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9001° N, 92.1390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9001&lon=-92.1390&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DPG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118000949A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY FORESTED SWAMPY AREA. IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. PILOT TOLD VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 MKC88DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DPG01), Jan 19, 1988: Meyer VARI-EZE (N748BC), Little Rock Afb, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N748BC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850707045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707045359I), Jul 7, 1985: Amtrru VARIEZE (N748BC), Fairborn, OH, Minor damage. Power failure during cruise resulted in damage during landing. Tank sealing compound separated blocking fuel flow.

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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