19881009046289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Salmon, ID · October 9, 1988

Date
October 9, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place
Salmon, ID
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N38AJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA011
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck trees on a ridge on low level sheep spotting flight. Noted was dusk,low visibility from smoke. Fouled plugs

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON A RIDGE ON LOW LEVEL SHEEP SPOTTING FLIGHT. NOTED WAS DUSK,LOW VISIBILITY FROM SMOKE. FOULED PLUGS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.