# Accident 19910927043519A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Raton, NM, September 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Raton, NM
- Airport: Raton Municipal/Crews Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8808° N, 104.4395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8808&lon=-104.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123LH-1991-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Abernathy Harry Edward LONG EZ (registry code 05690T2, https://openairdocs.org/model/abernathy-harry-edward-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927043519A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO USE AILERON OR ELEVATORS. BELEIVED CONTROL STIFF, CRASH LANDED. FOUND PILOT PARALYZED BY BRAIN TUMOR.

## 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 DEN91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA134), Sep 27, 1991: Abernathy LONG-EZ (N123LH), Raton, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT. FACTORS WERE: ROUGH TERRAIN.

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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