# Accident 19890105011949A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Macon, MO, January 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Macon, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7306° N, 92.4692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7306&lon=-92.4692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66WR-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells-Rock VARIEZE (registry code 05609L3, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-rock-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,409 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890105011949A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO TREES AT CRUISE SPEED WHILE PILOT WAS ENGAGED IN TRYING TO STAY CELAR OF CLOUDS.

## 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 MKC89DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCG02), Jan 5, 1989: Wells Varieze (N66WR), Macon, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE OBSTACLES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LOW CEILING, FOG, RAIN, PILOT DELAYING…

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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