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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Palmer, AK · September 27, 1989

Date
September 27, 1989 · 21:00 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Palmer Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52AK
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89DAG02
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,061 total18 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck trees on night landing approach to the lighted runway. Crash landed in a pond.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON NIGHT LANDING APPROACH TO THE LIGHTED RUNWAY. CRASH LANDED IN A POND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.