# Accident 19860614024219A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Cedar Hill, TX, June 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1986, 18:29 local time
- Place: Cedar Hill, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5801° N, 96.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5801&lon=-96.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23RY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23RY-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yarmey Robert B LONG-EZ (registry code 05609ZN, https://openairdocs.org/model/yarmey-robert-b-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 170 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614024219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE.STRUCK WIRES DURING FORCED LANDING CAUSING A NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. LOOSE FUEL LINE FITTINGS.

## 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 FTW86FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA22), Jun 14, 1986: Rutan LONG-EZ (N23RY), Cedar Hill, TX, 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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