Chamberlain LONG EZ N84BJ
2 December 1988 · Camarillo, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 December 1988 at about 20:45 local time, a Chamberlain LONG EZ registered N84BJ was involved in an accident near Camarillo, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camarillo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Camarillo (CMA)
- Coordinates
- 34.2100, -118.8808
- Aircraft
- Chamberlain LONG EZ
- Registration
- N84BJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DUQ02
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING A LOCAL TEST FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD REDUCED POWER TO DECREASE ALTITUDE FOR APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-RUNWAY LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE SPRING ON THE THROTTLE VALVE CABLE MALFUNCTIONED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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