# Accident 19900318004769A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, St Petersburg, FL, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 17:38 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7696° N, 82.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7696&lon=-82.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83TS-2011-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scott Talmadge LONG EZ (registry code 056909E, https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-talmadge-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 605 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK BUT CRASH LANDED NEAR RUNWAY. THROTTLE HOUSING WAS SLIPPING AT A CLAMP.

## 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 MIA90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA092), Mar 18, 1990: Talmadge Scott Longez (N83TS), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING.

## Other reports on N83TS (1)

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

- [Accident 19931113042789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931113042789A), Nov 13, 1993: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N83TS), Hernando, FL, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Nose gear downlock relay failed for undetermined reasons.

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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