# Accident 19880501011149A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Friendswood, TX, May 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5105° N, 95.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5105&lon=-95.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331LB-1988-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Leo RUTAN LONG-EZE (registry code 05690B6, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-leo-rutan-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,170 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501011149A

## Narrative

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

OVER ROTATED ON TAKEOFF.TRIED TO CORRECT BY EXCESSIVE PITCH DOWN. IMPACTED RUNWAY,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED.

## 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 FTW88DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA10), May 1, 1988: New Rutan LONG-EZE (N331LB), Friendswood, TX, 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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