# Accident 19910527017139A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Lake Placid, FL, May 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2899° N, 81.3598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2899&lon=-81.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1344Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1344Z-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laroque Raymond E VARI-EZE (registry code 05609QA, https://openairdocs.org/model/laroque-raymond-e-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,688 total, 829 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910527017139A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION EN ROUTE CAUSED FORCED LANDING AND NOSE OVER. FUEL SELECTOR ON 2 GALLON FUSELAGE ENGINE START TANK.

## 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 MIA91LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA154), May 27, 1991: Larocque, Raymond E. VARI-EZE (N1344Z), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FUEL SELECTOR POSITION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

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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