# Accident 19930620019389A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Lone Pine, CA, June 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Airport: Lone Pine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8292° N, 118.2409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8292&lon=-118.2409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977ST-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sill/Thomas LONG-EZ (registry code 056097A, https://openairdocs.org/model/sill-thomas-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620019389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT DRY  LAKE LANDING. LACKED AIRWORTHY INSPECTIONS SINCE NEW.

## 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 LAX93LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA263), Jun 20, 1993: Sill/Thomas Long EZ (N977ST), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the number four cylinder exhaust valve due to excessive heat exposure and lack of maintenance.

## Other reports on N977ST (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890216009029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890216009029I), Feb 16, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N977ST), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Pilot thought he had raised gear. When lowered later he actually raised it. Landed with gear up.

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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