# NTSB Accident LAX96LA311
> **Atkinson VARIEZE** · 1996-08-17 · GLENDALE, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA311
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06556
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-17
- **Location:** GLENDALE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.530475, -112.179969
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Atkinson
- **Model:** VARIEZE
- **Registration:** N3LV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 maintain an adequate airspeed while stretching the glide to the field which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and a hard landing.

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