Auton - Dunham RUTAN LONG EZ N83CR
23 February 1985 · Hollywood, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 February 1985 at about 17:00 local time, a Auton - Dunham RUTAN LONG EZ registered N83CR was involved in an accident near Hollywood, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hollywood, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Perry (HWO)
- Coordinates
- 26.0294, -80.2409
- Aircraft
- Auton - Dunham RUTAN LONG EZ
- Registration
- N83CR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hollywood → Hollywood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA104
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 THE FLT WAS SMOOTH UNTIL HE CROSSED OVER THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY & WAS HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND & HIT THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RWY CAUSING THE MAIN & NOSE LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE. THE PLANE CONTINUED TO FLY ABOUT 75 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM THE FAR END OF THE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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