# Accident 19890708021209A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Rio Grande, NJ, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989
- Place: Rio Grande, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0200° N, 74.8771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Grande, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=-74.8771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89PC-1991-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Poyner Ray E RUTAN LONG-EZ (registry code 056098D, https://openairdocs.org/model/poyner-ray-e-rutan-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708021209A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED, DETAILS UNKNOWN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N89PC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881223066899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223066899I), Dec 23, 1988: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N89PC), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Attempted to land on Beach. Made a hard landing. Nose gear strut broke and wheel pants damaged.

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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