# Accident 19940521011899A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Lindon, UT, May 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1994, 15:50 local time
- Place: Lindon, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3391° N, 111.7202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3391&lon=-111.7202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8JE-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kelly Edward M LONG EZ (registry code 056096D, https://openairdocs.org/model/kelly-edward-m-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011899A

## Narrative

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

SERIOUS ENGINE VIBRATIONS. COLLAPSED GEAR ON HARD FORCED LANDING IN SHORT FIELD. NR3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKE.

## 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 SEA94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA125), May 21, 1994: Kelly Long EZ (N8JE), Lindon, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: PISTON FAILURE AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N8JE (1)

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

- [Incident 19930705030769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930705030769I), Jul 5, 1993: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N8JE), Jackpot, NV, Minor damage. Pilot moved switch from up toward down. Landed gear up. Switch inadvertently. Returned to neutal.

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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