# Accident 20080602834269A: Amtr VARIEZE, Arlington, WA, June 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2008, 10:52 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1603° N, 122.1589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1603&lon=-122.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N644VZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N644VZ-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davison JB VARI EZE (registry code 05621QH, https://openairdocs.org/model/davison-jb-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080602834269A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON 06/02/2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1052 PST, A DAVISON VARIEZE AMATUER BUILT AIRCRAFT, N644VZ, OWNED AND OPERATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING BASE APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST OF THE ARLINGTON AIRPORT (KAWO) LOCATED IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  PHONE CONVERSTATION WITH THE PILOT ON 06/04/2008, THE PILOT STATED IT WAS THE AIRCRAFTS SECOND FLIGHT.  HE WAS FLYING NORTH OF THE AIRPORT WHEN THE TACHOMETER IN THE AIRCRAFT HAD FAILED.  ON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS O FPOWER AND THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND IN A GRASS FIELD.  UPON THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE TALL AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STOPPING IN AN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION.

## 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 LAX08LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA161), Jun 2, 2008: Davison Vari Eze (N644VZ), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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