# Accident 19881009046289A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Salmon, ID, October 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0002° N, 113.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0002&lon=-113.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AJ-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roman Edwin R LONG-EZ (registry code 056099N, https://openairdocs.org/model/roman-edwin-r-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009046289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA011), Oct 10, 1988: Roman LONG-EZ (N38AJ), Salmon, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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