# Accident 19830905046319A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Pell City, AL, September 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1983, 17:35 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St Clair Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6305° N, 86.2891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6305&lon=-86.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82CJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 126 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830905046319A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO BEAT A STORM AREA BY A DOWNWIND TAKE. WIND INCREASED TO 40 KNOTS. HOMEBUILT CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL83LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA349), Sep 5, 1983: Johnston Long E-Z (N82CJ), Pell City, AL, substantial damage

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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