# Accident 19850405010919A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Crystal River, FL, April 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1985, 11:23 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280EZ-1988-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canard LONG-EZ (registry code 056092J, https://openairdocs.org/model/canard-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 219 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850405010919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. MAIN GEAR SEVERED. LANDED IN CLEAR AREA.

## 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 MIA85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA142), Apr 5, 1985: Canard Long EZ (N280EZ), Crystal River, FL, 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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