# Accident 19920407009169A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Lakeland, FL, April 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1992, 14:54 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83BT-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tomlinson A C LONG EZ (registry code 056094G, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomlinson-a-c-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 322 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920407009169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. HAD FUEL SELECTOR ON OFF POSITION. UNABLE RESTART. STRUCK FENCE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MIA92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA106), Apr 7, 1992: Tomlinson Long EZ (N83BT), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PERFORM PRETAKEOFF PROCEDURES AND ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S COMPLACENCY.

## Other reports on N83BT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990513039409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990513039409I), May 13, 1999: Amtr LONGEZ (N83BT), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. The acft, a long ez, was involved in a landing mishap at Merritt Island Airport (coi) on or about 5/13/99. The PIC reported that the nose gear touched hard…

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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