# Accident 19830511019069A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Fall River, MA, May 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1983, 07:00 local time
- Place: Fall River, MA
- Airport: Fall River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7555° N, 71.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fall River Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7555&lon=-71.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245R-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rogers Daniel E LONG EZ (registry code 05609VL, https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-daniel-e-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 17 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830511019069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT. OVERSHOT A ROAD LANDING. CRASHED INTO TREES. CARB HEAT BOX END TUBING CAME OFF

## 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 NYC83FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNA02), May 11, 1983: Rogers Long EZ (N245R), Fall River, MA, substantial damage

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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