# Accident 19900305003499A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Hollister, CA, March 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1990, 17:40 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8899° N, 121.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8899&lon=-121.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144BE-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Link Richard N VARIEZE (registry code 05690R7, https://openairdocs.org/model/link-richard-n-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,008 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305003499A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 LAX90DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVM02), Mar 6, 1990: Link VARI-EZE (N144BE), Hollister, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. THE SUNGLARE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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