# Accident 19900610019399A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, La Grande, OR, June 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande/Union County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3201° N, 118.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3201&lon=-118.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9175Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9175Y-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grace Alvin Earl LONG EZ (registry code 05690L2, https://openairdocs.org/model/grace-alvin-earl-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 O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DAMAGE INDICATES A STALL THEN OCCURRED. CONTAMINATED AUTO FUEL IN AIRCRAFT FUELED BY CANS.

## 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 SEA90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA095), Jun 11, 1990: Grace Long EZ (N9175Y), La Grande, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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