# Accident 19910421011559A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Panama City, FL, April 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1991, 15:40 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1708° N, 85.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1708&lon=-85.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32F-1995-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sherman Walter C VARI EZE (registry code 056903F, https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-walter-c-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910421011559A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED AREA AND ENGAGED IN LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS. PULLED UP VERTICAL DIVE BUT TOO LOW TO RECOVER. IMPACTED IN GULF.

## 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 MIA91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA125), Apr 21, 1991: Rutan Aircraft Factory Vari EZE (N32F), Panama City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE WHILE CONDUCTING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER, RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER.

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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