# Accident 19870517013639A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Ebensburg, PA, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 16:04 local time
- Place: Ebensburg, PA
- Airport: Ebensburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4797° N, 78.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4797&lon=-78.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N785) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noonan Kenneth R VARI-EZE (registry code 0569038, https://openairdocs.org/model/noonan-kenneth-r-vari-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 O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DGM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517013639A

## Narrative

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

THREE PLANE FLYBY. ONE BROKE FORMATION. TURNED DOWNWIND ENGINE SPUTTERING. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. RUST WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 NYC87DGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DGM02), May 17, 1987: Noonan VARI-EZE (N785), Ebensburg, PA, 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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