# Accident 19890909034149A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Payson, UT, September 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1989, 09:15 local time
- Place: Payson, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9604° N, 111.7202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9604&lon=-111.7202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30EZ-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harris-Hafen RUTAN VARI-EZE (registry code 05609GX, https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-hafen-rutan-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909034149A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE LANDING ON A ROAD. LIMITED NARRATIVE.

## 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 DEN89DTM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTM03), Sep 9, 1989: Harris-Hafen VARI-EZE (N30EZ), Payson, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH HIGH OBSTRUCTION (S).

## Other reports on N30EZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19820727041339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727041339I), Jul 27, 1982: Amtrru VARIEZE (N30EZ), Spanish Fork, UT, Minor damage. Hard landing cuased collapse of landing 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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