# Accident 19930618019339A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Groveland, CA, June 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1993, 20:52 local time
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1109° N, 120.3801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1109&lon=-120.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16LZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LZ-1993-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raymond R W/Raymond BT LONG EZ (registry code 05620SP, https://openairdocs.org/model/raymond-r-w-raymond-bt-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930618019339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX93LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA259), Jun 19, 1993: Raymond Long EZ (N16LZ), Groveland, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS SUN GLARE IN THE PILOT'S LINE OF VISION.

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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