# Accident 19930116000429A: Amtr LONG EZ, Portland, TX, January 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1993, 11:40 local time
- Place: Portland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4191° N, 98.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4191&lon=-98.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90LH-1996-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rives Rick F LONG-EZ (registry code 056096Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/rives-rick-f-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116000429A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DUE CARB ICE. LANDED IN A LAKE NEAR SHORE.

## 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 FTW93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA071), Jan 16, 1993: Keller Varieze (N90LH), Portland, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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