# Accident 19940305006749A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Kill Devil Hill, NC, March 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1994, 15:10 local time
- Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
- Airport: First Flight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0097° N, 75.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0097&lon=-75.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7169L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7169L-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grantz Walter Christian RUTAN LONG EZ (registry code 056901X, https://openairdocs.org/model/grantz-walter-christian-rutan-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,389 total, 180 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305006749A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREE ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. FUEL CAP L EAK ALLOWED RAIN WATER.

## 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 ATL94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA058), Mar 5, 1994: Rutan Rutan  Long EZ (N7169L), Kill Devil Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SUMP THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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