# Accident 19860906045089A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Wilkesboro, NC, September 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1986, 13:26 local time
- Place: Wilkesboro, NC
- Airport: Wilkes Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1408° N, 81.1600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1408&lon=-81.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N547EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N547EZ-1993-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellis Earl E VARI-EZE (registry code 05609FW, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellis-earl-e-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 10 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906045089A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORNFIELD. THROTTLE ARM FOUND WORN.

## 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 ATL86LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA248), Sep 6, 1986: Ellis VARI-EZE (N547EZ), Wilkesboro, NC, 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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