# Accident 19860522022309A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Georgetown, TX, May 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1986, 18:59 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6391° N, 97.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6391&lon=-97.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196MS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,833 total, 126 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FRG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522022309A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER TAKEOFF AND STRUCK TREES AND CARS DURING LANDING. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW86FRG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG19), May 22, 1986: Soward Rutan Longeze (N196MS), Georgetown, TX, destroyed, 1 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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