# Accident 19921217050819A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Tucson, AZ, December 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1992, 17:35 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1990° N, 110.9500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1990&lon=-110.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777CJ-1993-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lydick Clark LONG-EZ (registry code 056097D, https://openairdocs.org/model/lydick-clark-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921217050819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SLOW FLIGHT DEMO. NO STARTER. CRASHED TRYING FOR A ROAD. ENGINE WOULDN'T IDLE BELOW 70 MPH.

## 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 LAX93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA069), Dec 18, 1992: Lydick LONG-EZ (N777CJ), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED OR POWER SETTING SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ENGINE ROTATION DURING THE LOW SPEED DEMONSTRATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO…

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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