19900226002869A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Santa Monica, CA · February 26, 1990

Date
February 26, 1990 · 11:40 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N100PY
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DUD02
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,998 total300 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Entered fog area over water,lost visual reference and control. Struck water at high velocity breaking up aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED FOG AREA OVER WATER,LOST VISUAL REFERENCE AND CONTROL. STRUCK WATER AT HIGH VELOCITY BREAKING UP AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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