# Accident 19940619015389A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Ft Lupton, CO, June 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lupton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0809° N, 104.8000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0809&lon=-104.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111DR-1997-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Riley-Donald VARIEZE (registry code 05609V2, https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-donald-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940619015389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK WIRES LANDING. PAPER TOWEL PLUGGED SUMP IN OIL PAN. LEFT THERE ON CYLINDER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 FTW94LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA202), Jun 19, 1994: Riley, Donald Rutan Varieze (N111DR), Fort Lupton, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP BY FOREIGN MATERIAL WHICH WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE ENGINE DURING MAINTENANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE 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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