19930618019339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Groveland, CA · June 18, 1993

Date
June 18, 1993 · 20:52 local
Place
Groveland, CA
Airport
Pine Mountain Lake Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16LZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA259
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low on final struck trees and crashed. Sun was low on horizon. May have blinded pilot. Was taking insulin injection

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FINAL STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED. SUN WAS LOW ON HORIZON. MAY HAVE BLINDED PILOT. WAS TAKING INSULIN INJECTION

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.