19881202062679A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Oxnard, CA · December 2, 1988

Date
December 2, 1988 · 12:45 local
Place
Oxnard, CA
Airport
Camarillo Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N84BJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DUQ02
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O290*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total10 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Opened throttle on approach engine stayed at idle. Crash landed short of runway. Throttle cable spring was too weak

As the FAA filed it

OPENED THROTTLE ON APPROACH ENGINE STAYED AT IDLE. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. THROTTLE CABLE SPRING WAS TOO WEAK

NTSB investigation

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