Roman LONG-EZ N38AJ

Summary

On 10 October 1988 at about 00:00 local time, a Roman LONG-EZ registered N38AJ, operated by Edwin Roman, was involved in an accident near Salmon, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 October 1988 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Salmon, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

45.0002, -113.8608

Aircraft

Roman LONG-EZ

Registration

N38AJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Edwin Roman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salmon → St Maries

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

SEA89LA011

1 person died.

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 PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO SPOT WILD GAME DURING FEEDING TIME (AT DUSK). THE SURVIVING PASSENGER ESTIMATED THE FLIGHT VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT ONE TO TWO MI WITH SMOKE. WHILE FLYING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RUGGED, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE ON A RIDGE AT APRX 7500 FT & CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.