# Accident 19880912038299A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Lawrence, MA, September 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1988, 03:30 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dillinger William LONG-EZ (registry code 056097S, https://openairdocs.org/model/dillinger-william-long-ez) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 956 total, 291 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880912038299A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACTIVATE LIGHTS. LANDED ON UNLIT RUNWAY,OVERSHOT,RAN OFF END,FLIPPED INVERTED.LAY BESIDE AIRCRAFT ALNIGHT

## 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 NYC88DNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNA02), Sep 12, 1988: Dillinger Long E-Z (N84WD), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84WD (1)

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

- [Incident 19910331031809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910331031809I), Mar 31, 1991: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N84WD), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. Pilot landed with nose gear retracted. Stated he was distracted by radio problems.

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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