# Accident 19830703028239A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Captiva, FL, July 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Captiva, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5793° N, 82.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5793&lon=-82.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812EZ-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warren Roger A LONG-EZ (registry code 05609TS, https://openairdocs.org/model/warren-roger-a-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703028239A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE WATER AT CRUISING SPEED WHILE FLYING BELOW AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET. ALCOHOL IN OCCUPANTS SYSTEM.

## 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 MIA83FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA175), Jul 3, 1983: Long EZE (N812EZ), Near Captiva, FL, 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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