# Accident 19920701023109A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Chanute, KS, July 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1992, 13:12 local time
- Place: Chanute, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6691° N, 95.4806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6691&lon=-95.4806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18VL-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larson VARIEZE (registry code 05609F4, https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701023109A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION NEAR DESTINATION. ELECTED LAND IN PASTURE. HIT PIPE AND FENCE. APPEARS LOST TIP OF WOOD PROP BLADE

## 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 CHI92DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCQ05), Jul 1, 1992: Virgil Larson Varieze,LONG EZ (N18VL), Chanute, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DELAMINATION AND INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF A PROPELLER BLADE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

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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