# Accident 19950408007379A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Dallas, TX, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 14:40 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9593° N, 96.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9593&lon=-96.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13WM-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner Wesley C VARIEZE (registry code 05609FV, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-wesley-c-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007379A

## Narrative

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

ATC ADVISED SLOW FOR TRAFFIC DID SO BUT THROTTLE JAMMED ON RESTORING POWER. CRASH LANDED SHORT. CONTROL MISALIGNED.

## 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 FTW95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA161), Apr 8, 1995: Gardner Varieze (N13WM), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE JAMMED THROTTLE. FACTORS WERE THE KNOB BECOMING LOOSE AND SEPARATING FROM THE THROTTLE LEVER, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N13WM (1)

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

- [Accident 19991018038239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991018038239A), Oct 18, 1999: Amtr VARIEZE (N13WM), Quemado, NM, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.4) While visiting a repair facility in California to have minor repair work performed on the aircraft, the pilot was visited at his request by a man who sold…

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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