# Accident 19900714025599A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Corona, CA, July 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1990, 14:45 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1336K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1336K-1990-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Selstad Norman VARI-EZE (registry code 05609PE, https://openairdocs.org/model/selstad-norman-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025599A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAW HOMEBUILT AT LOW ALTITUDE DIVE INTO GROUND FROM LEVEL FLIGHT. UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN PILOT INCAPACITATION.

## 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 LAX90DUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG08), Jul 14, 1990: Selstad VARI-EZE (N1336K), Corona, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, HIS IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL,…

## Other reports on N1336K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850812046569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812046569I), Aug 12, 1985: Amtrru VARIEZE (N1336K), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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