# Accident 19911023047379A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Milford, PA, October 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1991, 14:49 local time
- Place: Milford, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3200° N, 74.7999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3200&lon=-74.7999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172JK-1994-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knight Jessie C LONG EZ (registry code 05690R9, https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-jessie-c-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911023047379A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CABLE TV WIRE WHILE FLYING LOW OVER RIVER. CRASHED INVERTED INTO SHALLOW RIVER WATER.

## 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 NYC92DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DHA01), Oct 23, 1991: Jesse Knight Long EZ (N172JK), Milford, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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