# Accident 19830625073719A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Corning, CA, June 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Corning, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9282° N, 122.1820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corning, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9282&lon=-122.1820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rutan Richard G LONG-EZ-B (registry code 05609JR, https://openairdocs.org/model/rutan-richard-g-long-ez-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 218 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830625073719A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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