# Accident 19891124046579A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Aspen, CO, November 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1989, 12:18 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1904° N, 106.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1904&lon=-106.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4985Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985Z-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckinney-Bruce VARIEZE (registry code 05609V7, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinney-bruce-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 687 total, 467 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90DTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891124046579A

## Narrative

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

DECLARED EMERGENCY ON CLIMBOUT. SEEN TO DIVE OUT OF STEEP TURN. NO FUEL ON BOARD. WAS FUELED NOSE DOWN. NOT FULL.

## 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 DEN90DTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE02), Nov 24, 1989: Bruce Mckinney VARI-EZE (N4985Z), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A RELATED FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4985Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850728040649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728040649I), Jul 28, 1985: Amtrru VARIEZE (N4985Z), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Improper gear extension procedure and nose gear collapsed on landing. Owner did not adequately brief PIC.

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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