# Accident 19850330011889A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Ocracoke Island, NC, March 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ocracoke Island, NC
- Airport: Ocracoke
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0695° N, 76.0003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0695&lon=-76.0003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9329A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9329A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Duncan-Wayne VARIEZE (registry code 05609L1, https://openairdocs.org/model/duncan-wayne-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 160 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850330011889A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. GEAR ATTACHMENT FIBERGLASS TAB FAILED.

## 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 ATL85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA128), Mar 30, 1985: Varieze Duncan/Varieze (N9329A), Ocracoke, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9329A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890102004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890102004279I), Jan 2, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZE (N9329A), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. VFR pilot made a forced landing on highway when fog closed in and low on fuel.

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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