Abernathy LONG-EZ N123LH
27 September 1991 · Raton, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1991 at about 18:00 local time, a Abernathy LONG-EZ registered N123LH, operated by Harry E. Abernathy, was involved in an accident near Raton, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Raton, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crews Field (RTN)
- Coordinates
- 36.8808, -104.4395
- Aircraft
- Abernathy LONG-EZ
- Registration
- N123LH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harry E. Abernathy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Raton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN91LA134
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT. FACTORS WERE: ROUGH TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AS THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO LAND, HE FOUND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO BE STIFF. TO KEEP THE NOSE RAISED FOR LANDING, HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE A HIGH SPEED APPROACH. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED DURING GROUND IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS LATER HOSPITALIZED WITH A BRAIN TUMOR THAT CAUSED PARALYSIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FLIGHT CONTROL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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