# Accident 19860528019879A: Amtrru VARIVIGGEN, Reno, NV, May 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7098° N, 119.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7098&lon=-119.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N586MS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIVIGGEN
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860528019879A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CLIMB WITH GEAR DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA86LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA132), May 28, 1986: Morris B. Stephens Variviggen (N586MS), Reno, NV, destroyed

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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