# Accident 19830703027789A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Oceano, CA, July 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1983, 11:20 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0405° N, 120.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0405&lon=-120.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3149K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3149K-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Twitchell Scott LONG-EZE (registry code 05609TU, https://openairdocs.org/model/twitchell-scott-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 828 total, 68 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703027789A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT IN A FLAT SPIN UNTIL GROUND IMPACT IN NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX83FVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM09), Jul 3, 1983: Twitchell LONG-EZE (N3149K), Oceano, CA, destroyed, 2 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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