# Accident 19870507012439A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Renton, WA, May 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3900° N, 122.2602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3900&lon=-122.2602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29Z-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hess Richard W RUTAN VARI-EZE (registry code 05609JQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-richard-w-rutan-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 172 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870507012439A

## Narrative

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

BRAKES SET. HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT. PLANE STARTED A FAST TAXI.PILOT WAS DRAGGED WITH AIRCRAFT. HIT A PARKED AIRCRAFT

## 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 SEA87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA090), May 8, 1987: Rutan VARI-EZE (N29Z), Renton, WA, 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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