# Accident 19890618015879A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Lantana, FL, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 15:34 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5809° N, 80.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5809&lon=-80.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2UM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2UM-1991-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Uhley-Mason R.A.F. VARI-EZE (registry code 05609G1, https://openairdocs.org/model/uhley-mason-r-a-f-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 89 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618015879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MAY HAVE BUMPED UNGUARDED MAGNETO SWITCHS TO OFF. FAILED TO RESET.

## 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 MIA89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA177), Jun 18, 1989: Uhley-Mason R.A.F. VARI-EZE (N2UM), Lantana, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS INADVERTENT TURNING OFF OF THE ENGINE IGNITION SWITCHES RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

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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