# Accident 19890826031779A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Pleasant Home, OH, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Pleasant Home, OH
- Airport: Pleasant Home Gliding Club
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9610° N, 82.1006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9610&lon=-82.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42WT-1991-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brumbaugh T L/Hubin W N LONG EZ (registry code 05690H9, https://openairdocs.org/model/brumbaugh-t-l-hubin-w-n-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,964 total, 152 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEI03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826031779A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW APPROACH TO AIRPORT FOR FLYBY FOR PHOTOGRAPHER ON GROUND. STRUCK AN UNSEEM POWERLINE AND CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI89DEI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEI03), Aug 26, 1989: Brumbaugh/Hubin Long EZE (N42WT), West Salem, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK AND ATTENTION DIVERSION BY THE PILOT. FACTOR(S) RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PRESENCE OF THE WIRES.

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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