# Accident 19890927036969A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Palmer, AK, September 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6202° N, 148.9809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6202&lon=-148.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52AK-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evanson C David LONG EZ (registry code 05690T9, https://openairdocs.org/model/evanson-c-david-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,061 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89DAG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927036969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC89DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89DAG02), Sep 28, 1989: Evanson Long EZ/52 (N52AK), Palmer, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE.

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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