# Accident 19940501009649A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Statesville, NC, May 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Statesville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7800° N, 80.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7800&lon=-80.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41ES-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hesterlee David R VARIEZE (registry code 05609EZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hesterlee-david-r-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940501009649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED FUEL TANK LEVER O OOF ON PRE FLIGHT. ENGINE FAILED ON LUFTOFF, LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA089), May 1, 1994: Hesterlee Rutan Vari EZE (N41ES), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation during the initial climb after takeoff. A factor was a ditch adjacent to the runway.

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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