# Accident 19960817028309A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Glendale, AZ, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 16:28 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5305° N, 112.1800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5305&lon=-112.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3LV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LV-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Atkinson Vance VARIEZE (registry code 056093A, https://openairdocs.org/model/atkinson-vance-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: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 66 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817028309A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LOCAL FLIGHT. MADE HARD FORCED LANDING AND CARTWHEELED. MIXTURE CABLE BROKE. ENGINE IDLED. BOGAS PART

## 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 LAX96LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA311), Aug 17, 1996: Atkinson Varieze (N3LV), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture and separation of the mixture control cable housing from the carburetor mounting bracket, which resulted in fuel starvation due to an overlean condition, and the pilot's failure to…

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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