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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Geyserville, CA · June 25, 1983

Date: June 25, 1983 · 08:50 local
Place: Geyserville, CA
Airport: Cloverdale Municipal
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N81KP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83FA305
Reported as: Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,575 total15 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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During low flight over a river aircraft collided with power lines and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LOW FLIGHT OVER A RIVER AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX83FA305Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGeyserville, CAThe acft was first observed rounding the bend in the russian river about 1 mi west of the bridge flying in an easterly direction, apparently following the river bed. The acft's altitude was described from 'just over the water' to 'tree-toplevel.' As the acft…Jun 25, 1983 · Destroyed