# Accident 19860607081419A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Merced, CA, June 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1986, 10:38 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3509° N, 120.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3509&lon=-120.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615EZ-1989-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson/Nelson VARIEZE (registry code 056096F, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-nelson-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860607081419A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT STANCHION ON SHORT FINAL. PILOT WAS FLYING A LOW AND SLOW APPROACH PATTERN.

## 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 LAX86FVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVA08), Jun 7, 1986: Nelson/Nelson Varieze (N615EZ), Merced, CA, 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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