# Accident 19910420011529A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Wahoo, NE, April 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wahoo, NE
- Airport: Wahoo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2108° N, 96.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2108&lon=-96.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459EZ-2019-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fagerberg John R LONG EZE (registry code 05690W6, https://openairdocs.org/model/fagerberg-john-r-long-eze) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 72 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A POST ON FORCED LANDING AND NOSED OVER. CARBURETOR HEAT HOSE WAS NOT CONNECTED.

## 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 CHI91DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ02), Apr 20, 1991: Fagerberg Longeze (N459EZ), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION/MAINTENANCE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISUAL OUTLOOK.

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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