19881213054099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru VARIEZE · Palo Alto, CA · December 13, 1988

Date
December 13, 1988 · 08:54 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N226RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DVM03
Reported as
Amtrru Varieze
Reported engine
Continental STCO200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,627 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Landed short and overturned in a muddy pond. Trapped, possibly drowned. Carb had incorrect heat control.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT AND OVERTURNED IN A MUDDY POND. TRAPPED, POSSIBLY DROWNED. CARB HAD INCORRECT HEAT CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.