# Accident 19890904033349A: Amtr VIGGENITE, Clinton, MI, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 09:35 local time
- Place: Clinton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0608° N, 83.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0608&lon=-83.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20VR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20VR-1995-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rayne Joseph VIGGENITE (registry code 0560960, https://openairdocs.org/model/rayne-joseph-viggenite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VIGGENITE
- Reported engine: LYC O320C3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,884 total, 43 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904033349A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT,CRASH LANDED HOMEBUILT GEAR UP IN OPEN FIELD. HARD GROUND IMPACT BROKE PILOTS BACK.

## 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 CHI89DEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC07), Sep 4, 1989: Rayne VARI-EZE (N20VR), Clinton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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