# Accident 20170924019839A: Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ, Whitpain Townsh, PA, September 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2017, 17:11 local time
- Place: Whitpain Townsh, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1433° N, 75.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1433&lon=-75.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830S-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buschmann/Vanzee VARI-EZ (registry code 056097F, https://openairdocs.org/model/buschmann-vanzee-vari-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUSCHMANN/VANZEE VARI-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924019839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 6 AT WINGS FIELD (LOM) AND EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHILE ON CLIMB OUT, WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOUSE AFTER HITTING TREES, APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA17LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA333), Sep 24, 2017: Buschmann/Vanzee Vari EZ (N830S), Ambler, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the fuel that was not detected during a preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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