# Accident 19881213054099A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Palo Alto, CA, December 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1988, 08:54 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4499° N, 122.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4499&lon=-122.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226RB-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beard Robert W VARIEZE (registry code 05609NJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/beard-robert-w-varieze) (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
- Reported engine: CONT STCO200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,627 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881213054099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM03), Dec 13, 1988: Beard Varieze (N226RB), Palo Alto, CA, 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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