# Accident 19900302003019A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Brooksville, FL, March 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1990, 13:50 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4735° N, 82.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4735&lon=-82.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16CS-1993-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zimmerman Michael H VARIEZE (registry code 056094X, https://openairdocs.org/model/zimmerman-michael-h-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 33 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900302003019A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 MIA90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA075), Mar 2, 1990: Zimmerman Varieze (N16CS), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

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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