Raymond LONG EZ N16LZ
19 June 1993 · Groveland, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 June 1993 at about 03:52 local time, a Raymond LONG EZ registered N16LZ was involved in an accident near Groveland, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, 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 03:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Groveland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pine Mountain Lake (Q68)
- Coordinates
- 38.1109, -120.3801
- Aircraft
- Raymond LONG EZ
- Registration
- N16LZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX93LA259
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS SUN GLARE IN THE PILOT'S LINE OF VISION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED NORMAL IN THE PATTERN, BUT WAS VERY LOW ON FINAL. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY 27. ALL OF THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD NORMAL ENGINE SOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE SUN'S BEARING WAS 284 DEG MAGNETIC AND WAS POSITIONED 2.1 DEG ABOVE THE HORIZON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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