# NTSB DEN89DTM03: Harris-Hafen VARI-EZE, N30EZ, Payson, UT, September 9, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1989, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Payson, UT
- Coordinates: 39.960449, -111.720153 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9604&lon=-111.7202&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN89DTM03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17561/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTM03

## Probable cause

THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH HIGH OBSTRUCTION (S).

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - object - fence

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30EZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30EZ-1990-08-10), registration cancelled 1990-08-10, S/N 87 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARRIS-HAFEN VARI-EZE
- Registry model: [Harris-Hafen RUTAN VARI-EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-hafen-rutan-vari-eze) (registry code 05609GX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John S. Harris
- Departed: U77, SPANISH FORK, UT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 415 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 156 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890909034149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909034149A), Sep 9, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZE, Payson, UT, Destroyed. Crashed through a barbed wire fence landing on a road. Limited narrative.

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.

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