# Accident 19890729025609A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Cottage Grove, WI, July 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Airport: Blackhawk Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0795° N, 89.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0795&lon=-89.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13EG-1989-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eggleston VARIEZE (registry code 0560998, https://openairdocs.org/model/eggleston-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 53 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729025609A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO LOW CLOUDS,FOG AND HEAVY RAIN NEAR AIRPORT  CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI89DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP08), Jul 29, 1989: James Eggleston Varieze (N13EG), Cottage Grove, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR A LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UNEVEN…

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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