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Accident · Substantial damage

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

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Date: June 25, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place: Corning, CA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N169SH
Reported as: Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total218 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N169SHRegistered now · Rutan Richard G LONG-EZ-BS/N 0169 Airframe modelRutan Richard G LONG-EZ-B Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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Prop blade broke en route in an air race. Crash landed on a freeway. Prop blade failure due to foreign object strike

As the FAA filed it

PROP BLADE BROKE EN ROUTE IN AN AIR RACE. CRASH LANDED ON A FREEWAY.PROP BLADE FAILURE DUE TO FOREIGN OBJECT STRIKE