# Accident 19961110041629A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Oklahoma City, OK, November 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Sundance Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3999° N, 97.4300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3999&lon=-97.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18VE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 80 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961110041629A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE. FAILED TO USE THROTLE AFTER PURGING. STARTED. RAN INTO STEEL POLE. PIVOTED HIT SOCK GUY WIRE. (-23) SEE DETAILED STATEMENT DATED 25 NOVEMBER 1996. (NO STATEMENT ATTACHED).

## 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 FTW97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA057), Nov 10, 1996: Gilbert Rutan Vari EZE (N18VE), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures and set the throttle to idle before hand propping.

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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