# Accident 19910418011469A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Superior, WI, April 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1991, 22:08 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Airport: Richard Bong Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6694° N, 92.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6694&lon=-92.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87VE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87VE-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Langley James H LANGLEY VARI-EZE (registry code 05690F1, https://openairdocs.org/model/langley-james-h-langley-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418011469A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND SHORT OF AIRPORT AT DARK NIGHT. NO FUEL IN CARBURATOR  OR FUEL LINES. NO OTHER DETAILS.

## 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 CHI91DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER03), Apr 19, 1991: Varieze 001 (N87VE), Superior, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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