# Accident 19880723034919A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Hawthorne, CA, July 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9107° N, 118.3406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9107&lon=-118.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7YE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 47 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723034919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AN APPROACH LIGHT ON FINAL. DRAGGED A WING ON RUNWAY AND FLIPPED INVERTED. BASIC SKILL LEVEL POSSIBLE FACTOR

## 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 LAX88DUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUD01), Jul 23, 1988: Ferris VARI-EZE (N7YE), Hawthorne, CA, 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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