# Accident 19950208003549A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Columbus-W Pt-S, MS, February 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1995, 10:35 local time
- Place: Columbus-W Pt-S, MS
- Airport: Golden Triangle Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5007° N, 88.3998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5007&lon=-88.3998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723HK-1998-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roy Gerard L LONG EZ (registry code 056094R, https://openairdocs.org/model/roy-gerard-l-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950208003549A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER TRIED FOR OPEN FIELD. STRUCK TREES. WATER AND ICE IN FUEL SYSTEM. PRIOR PROBLEM. MAG SWITCH ON ONE MAG.

## 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 MIA95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA073), Feb 8, 1995: Roy Long EZ (N723HK), Columbus, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system. This resulted in a total loss of engine power in cruise flight, due to fuel contamination, forced landing, and subsequent in- flight…

## Other reports on N723HK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950131003939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950131003939I), Jan 31, 1995: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N723HK), Albany, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: as aircraft landed on runway 22 at approximately 1653, the pilot touchdown slightly nose high and the pusher propeller slightly struck the asphalt.…
- [Incident 19901027054109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027054109I), Oct 27, 1990: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N723HK), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft would not climb. Returned. Landed short of runway. Gear failed. Speed brake was extended on takeoff.

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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