# Accident 19890928036939A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Oakdale, CA, September 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7999° N, 120.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7999&lon=-120.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23EZ-1990-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skilling Jim VARI-EZE (registry code 05609UF, https://openairdocs.org/model/skilling-jim-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928036939A

## Narrative

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

DURING CHECK OUT,FLIGHT LANDED ON EDGE OF RUNWAY,BEGAN GO AROUND.FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE.TUMBLED OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX89DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA11), Sep 28, 1989: Skilling VARI-EZE (N23EZ), Oakdale, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE DELAYED INITIATION OF THE ABORTED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS LACK OF AIRCRAFT FAMILIARITY.

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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