# Accident 19900502013149A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Willows, CA, May 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5008° N, 122.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5008&lon=-122.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2069G-2012-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lerstang Myrton LONG-EZE (registry code 056092E, https://openairdocs.org/model/lerstang-myrton-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900502013149A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON APPROACH. LANDED 20 FT SHORT. NO ANOMALIES. UNDERSHOT INDICATED.

## 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 LAX90DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG05), May 3, 1990: Lerstang Long EZE (N2069G), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS MISJUDGEMENT OF THE CORRECT LANDING SPOT AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND INTO THE GROUND WITHOUT TAKING PROPER AND TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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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