# Accident 19860914044889A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Princeton, IL, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 09:51 local time
- Place: Princeton, IL
- Airport: Piper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3692° N, 89.4605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3692&lon=-89.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21VE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21VE-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murphy J L JR MURPHY LONG-EZE (registry code 05609EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-j-l-jr-murphy-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,135 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914044889A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON LANDING, CAUSING GEAR FAILURE. INEXPERIENCED PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A SOD STRIP.

## 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 CHI86FEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEE07), Sep 14, 1986: Murphy LONG-EZE (N21VE), Princeton, IL, 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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