# Accident 19850808037089A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Lee Vining, CA, August 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1985, 17:47 local time
- Place: Lee Vining, CA
- Airport: Lee Vining
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9577° N, 119.1058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE VINING (O24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-119.1058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3250K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3250K-1997-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Render Ronald C LONG-EZ (registry code 05609WR, https://openairdocs.org/model/render-ronald-c-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 721 total, 170 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850808037089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3250K (1)

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

- [Accident 19941221042019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941221042019A), Dec 21, 1994: Amtr LONG EZ (N3250K), Kailua-Kona, HI, Destroyed. Lost power on approach to Kona. Tried land on closed strip. Unable. Landed beach. Ran into trees and hotel bar.

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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