# Accident 19930301010049A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Zenia, CA, March 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1993, 17:58 local time
- Place: Zenia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1810° N, 120.9790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1810&lon=-120.9790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91CL-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Langerud VARIEZE (registry code 05609A6, https://openairdocs.org/model/langerud-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930301010049A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC. WRECKAGE INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE. NEWLY PRUCHASED HOMEBUILT. ADVISED NOT TO GO.

## 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 LAX93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA148), Mar 2, 1993: Langerud Varieze (N91CL), Zenia, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR WEATHER EVALUATION AND CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE LOW CEILING WAS A FACTOR.

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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