Swain RUTAN LONGEZE N4ZZ

Summary

On 2 August 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Swain RUTAN LONGEZE registered N4ZZ was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 1983 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Field (OSH)

Coordinates

44.0209, -88.6190

Aircraft

Swain RUTAN LONGEZE

Registration

N4ZZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fondulac → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83FA351

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TALL CORN DURING THE LANDING ROLLAND SWERVED INTO THE CORN. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED PIECES OF A SOFT BROWNISH-WHITE SOMEWHAT ELASTIC SUBSTANCE IN THE FLOAT CHAMBER. IT WAS VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO A TEFLON SEALING TAPE WHICH WAS USED ON THE THREADS OF THE FUEL INLET FITTING SCREWED INTO THE INLET PART OF THE FLOAT CHAMBER. A PIECE OF TAPE WAS LOOSE & FOLDED OVER THE BORE OF THE FITTING. THE BUILDER STATED THAT HE USED THE TAPE WHEN INSTALLING THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO ASSURE NO LEAKS AT THE CARBURETOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.