# Accident 19900616021449A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Brainard, NE, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brainard, NE
- Airport: Stava Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1797° N, 97.0007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1797&lon=-97.0007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3KJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3KJ-1991-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jeffers K W VARIEZE (registry code 05609AS, https://openairdocs.org/model/jeffers-k-w-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,883 total, 269 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021449A

## Narrative

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

AT LOW ALTITUDE ROLLED LEFT WENT INVERTED AND CRASHED.

## 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 MKC90DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCJ01), Jun 16, 1990: K. W. Jeffers Varieze (N3KJ), Brainard, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING AEROBATICS WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A LOW PASS PERFORMED, OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL…

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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