# Accident 19930722025079A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Bisbee, AZ, July 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bisbee, AZ
- Airport: Bisbee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4291° N, 109.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4291&lon=-109.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183RC-1993-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curry Richard Dale VARI-EZE (registry code 056098M, https://openairdocs.org/model/curry-richard-dale-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC176F3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 225 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722025079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LONG DESCENT FOR LANDING. UNABLE MAKE AIRPORT.LANDING ON ROAD HIT SIGN.BELIEVE CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 LAX93LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA295), Jul 22, 1993: Curry Varieze (N183RC), Bisbee, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE 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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