# Incident 19861218080789I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Scottsdale, AZ, December 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218EZ-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Best George R LONG-EZ (registry code 056092Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/best-george-r-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861218080789I

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED, ENGINE STARTED AND AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER MOORED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N218EZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840621031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840621031169I), Jun 21, 1984: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N218EZ), Scottssdale, AZ, Minor damage. Landed with the nose gear up. Failed to use a checklist. Aircraft has fixed main landing gear.

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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