# Accident 19890423009659A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, New Haven, MI, April 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: New Haven, MI
- Airport: Macomb Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8492° N, 82.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8492&lon=-82.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642JB-2004-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bridges John E LONG-EZ (registry code 056098X, https://openairdocs.org/model/bridges-john-e-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 O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 242 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890423009659A

## Narrative

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

PART OF WOOD PROP BROKE OFF IN FLIGHT. CRASHED ON LANDING. APPEARS A PIECE OF ASPHALT FROM BROKEN RUNWAY HIT PROP.

## 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 CHI89DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC04), Apr 23, 1989: Bridges LONG-EZ (N642JB), Rochester Hills, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO TAKEOFF FROM UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR.

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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