Rader LONG EZ N6577C

Summary

On 18 July 1999 at about 21:45 local time, a Rader LONG EZ registered N6577C was involved in an accident near Buena Vista, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 July 1999 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Buena Vista, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Buena Vista Municipal (7V1)

Coordinates

38.8307, -106.1403

Aircraft

Rader LONG EZ

Registration

N6577C

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

DEN99LA122

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors were his unfamiliarity with the airplane, and the soft terrain that caused the airplane to nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

This was to be the pilot's first solo flight in the airplane, and he intended to practice takeoffs and landings. He began his takeoff roll on runway 33. When the airplane reached 60 knots, it 'suddenly and unexpectedly' became airborne (rotation speed was said to be 70 to 75 knots). The airplane dropped back onto the runway, bounced, and became airborne again. The pilot said he then lost control of the airplane. It struck a dirt median and nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.