Canard LONG EZ N280EZ
5 April 1985 · Crystal River, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1985 at about 16:23 local time, a Canard LONG EZ registered N280EZ was involved in an accident near Crystal River, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal River, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Canard LONG EZ
- Registration
- N280EZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocala → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 PLT STATED THAT WHILE FLYING AT LOW LEVEL HE COLLIDED WITH SOME POWER LINES, SEVERING HIS MAIN LANDING GEAR & ONE HALF OF HIS LEFT WINGLET. HE THEN CONTINUED ABOUT 4 MILES FURTHER LANDING IN A CLEAR AREA ON THE CRYSTAL RIVER POWER PLANT PROPERTY & SLID APRX 50 YARDS BEFORE HE STOPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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