New RUTAN LONG-EZE N331LB

Summary

On 1 May 1988 at about 19:15 local time, a New RUTAN LONG-EZE registered N331LB was involved in an accident near Friendswood, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 May 1988 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Friendswood, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Friendswood (T02)

Coordinates

29.5105, -95.1892

Aircraft

New RUTAN LONG-EZE

Registration

N331LB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Friendswood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88DRA10

2 people had minor injuries.

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 PILOT OVERROTATED THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THEN OVERCONTROLLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO GET THE NOSE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE GEAR FIRST AND ALL THREE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED, A WING SHEARED OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.