# Accident 19990520026209A: Amtr VARIEZE, Enterprise, AL, May 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1999, 19:35 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Airport: Enterprise Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3199° N, 85.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3199&lon=-85.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hancock Seth E RUTAN VARIEZE (registry code 05609DQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hancock-seth-e-rutan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,860 total, 66 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520026209A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO REMOVE THE FUEL VENT COVER DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 ATL99LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA096), May 21, 1999: Rutan VERI-EZE (N80SH), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove covers from the fuel tank vent which resulted in fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N80SH (1)

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

- [Incident 20040514009889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040514009889I), May 14, 2004: Amtr VARIEZE (N80SH), Defuniak Sprin, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Bounced slightly on landing. Main gear separated. Aircraft skidded to stop.

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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