# Accident 19811207079099A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Hackensack, MN, December 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1981, 06:55 local time
- Place: Hackensack, MN
- Airport: Olson-Webb Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9265° N, 94.5163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hackensack, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9265&lon=-94.5163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,730 total, 57 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FER16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811207079099A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES NOSE WHEEL STRUCK ICE CLUMP ON TAKEOFF ROLL. USED BRAKES TO STEER. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON LATE LIFTOFF.

## 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 CHI82FER16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER16), Dec 7, 1981: Rutan EZ (N42DR), Hackensack, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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