# Accident 19901021046499A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Hohenwald, TN, October 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1990, 08:20 local time
- Place: Hohenwald, TN
- Airport: John A Baker Fld Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5491° N, 87.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5491&lon=-87.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9327A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021046499A

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC FLIGHT ACTIONS ON FIRST FLIGHT IN HOMEBUILT. ROLLED ON ADDING POWER LOW FINAL. WORN RUDDER CABLE BROKEN.

## 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 ATL91FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA006), Oct 21, 1990: Olsen-Gordon Veri EZE (N9327A), Hohenwald, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT RUDDER CONTROL CABLE WHICH RENDERED THE AIRPLANE UNCONTROLLABLE.

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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