# Accident 19890405006159A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Parker, AZ, April 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1989, 06:25 local time
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Airport: Avi Suquilla Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0792° N, 114.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0792&lon=-114.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8494J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494J-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murphy Ross B VARI-EZE (registry code 05609HY, https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-ross-b-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405006159A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AND BURNED IN A CAR DEALER LOT. WAS MAKING APPROACH TO AIRPORT IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX89DUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ06), Apr 5, 1989: Murphy VARI-EZE (N8494J), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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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