# Incident 19900715025969I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Prescott, AZ, July 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1990, 07:36 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99VE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hertzler F Gary RUTAN VARIEZE (registry code 05609DV, https://openairdocs.org/model/hertzler-f-gary-rutan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715025969I

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLED RPM INFLIGHT. EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT. PLASTIC PITCH ACTUATOR HAD MELTED IN PROP HUB.

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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