# Accident 19950218002069A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Tiller, OR, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Tiller, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9400° N, 122.8501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9400&lon=-122.8501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115EZ-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tifft-Bruce VARIEZE (registry code 05609T1, https://openairdocs.org/model/tifft-bruce-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,766 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218002069A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES LOST CONTROL IN FOG AREA, STRUCK TREES. EXTENSIVE ENGINE MODIFICATIONS WITH BOGUS AND IMPROVISED PARTS.

## 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 SEA95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA053), Feb 18, 1995: Bruce Tifft Varieze (N115EZ), Tiller, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES.

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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