# Accident 19880209002149A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Perkasie, PA, February 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1988, 11:15 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Penn Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3706° N, 75.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3706&lon=-75.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814EZ-1991-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gribosh Joseph LONG-EZ (registry code 0569006, https://openairdocs.org/model/gribosh-joseph-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880209002149A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS LEFT TANK RAN DRY. UNFASTENED BELT TO TURN VALVE TO FULL TANK.  SELECTOR JAMMED. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC88DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHA02), Feb 9, 1988: Gribosh LONG-EZ (N814EZ), Perkasie, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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